pathogen
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Plague is a disease caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium, the same pathogen that killed millions of people in Europe during the Middle Ages.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Unconfirmed reports had suggested the woman fell ill either after breaking a test tube containing the pathogen or following a field trip to a region where plague is found naturally among wild rodents.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Axios reported this info as a “scoop,” but it’s relatively routine to surveil any pathogen that could cause severe damage to national security.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
There are encouraging signs that vaccines designed against other virus species could offer at least some protection, but Bundibugyo remains an example of a dangerous pathogen for which dedicated medical tools are limited.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
In the second stage a former animal pathogen evolves to the point where it does get transmitted directly between people and causes epidemics.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Rospotrebnadzor said Wednesday that the situation in the Irkutsk region remained "stable", and that nearly 5,000 tests had been conducted, none of which revealed dangerous pathogens.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Kate Herridge, a PhD student working on the project, said the next step was to "concentrate these water samples" and "find if any pathogens have attached themselves to the samplers".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
But the western blacklegged tick, known as the deer tick in most of the country, is common in the state’s chaparral, grasslands and woods, and can transmit Lyme disease, babesiosis and other pathogens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Rajaniemi points to the vast number of receptors immune-system cells can use to respond to pathogens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
When he starts talking about things like pathogens and disease transmission I look sharply at Katherine, who is staring at me like I just grew an extra head.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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