pathogen

Salmonella, a bacterial pathogen, is one of the most common causes of food poisoning.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

“If I were a bad actor trying to design a pathogen or something to do harm, I would not use AI,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

His accusers base this idea on questions raised by the first scientists who examined the virus in early 2021, literally days and weeks after it appeared and it was a pathogen new to everybody.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Health officials have advised the public to thoroughly wash produce, avoid certain fruits like raspberries, and cook vegetables to kill off the pathogen - but they still have not identified its sources.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

It does mean, though, that a human population as a whole becomes better protected against the pathogen.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

For some high-threat biological pathogens and dangerous viruses, the U.S. government has mandatory standards for labs to achieve containment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Climate change and environmental disturbance have aided an increasing creep of the territories ticks inhabit—along with the viruses, bacteria, and pathogens they carry.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

"Arginine supplementation could be readily tested in patients receiving immunotherapies or given to high-risk populations exposed to viral pathogens," Tavazoie suggests.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

Then there are those that get sick, or become susceptible to pathogens fueled by the increasing temperatures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

In contrast to chemicals, insect pathogens are harmless to all but their intended targets.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson