pathogen

In aging animals, most neutrophils that never encounter a pathogen quickly enter senescence, a dysfunctional state in which they can release harmful chemicals that damage nearby cells and promote inflammation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

It was a sick new business model and digital pathogen.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Cyclospora is not a new pathogen by any stretch, but the sheer numbers here are surprising, even to health officials.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026

The first is the lack of acquired immunity—immunity gained from a previous exposure to a pathogen.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

While most common infections do not directly reach a developing fetus, these pathogens can sometimes cross the placenta and cause a congenital infection.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Sullivan has argued that medical countermeasures should be developed more broadly for pathogens capable of causing severe illness or death in humans, rather than focusing only on viruses already known to cause frequent outbreaks.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

As people move deeper and deeper into ecosystems and territories where few, if any, had lived before, they risk interacting with pathogens that were previously confined.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

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

The failure of bee colonies was caused by a wide range of factors, including but not limited to pathogens, pests, pesticides, pollutants, habitat loss, climate variability, agricultural production intensification, and crop management practices.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly