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pathogen

[path-uh-juhn, ‑-jen] / ˈpæθ ə dʒən, ‑ˌdʒɛn /






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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

Chipotle in 2020 agreed to pay a $25 million fine in connection to the string of illnesses, which included outbreaks of norovirus, a pathogen that can be transmitted by food workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

"A future in which pathogen samples and information move quickly, without needless delay; and in which the benefits that come from them reach the people who need them most, fairly and in time."

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

Ebola is a highly dangerous pathogen, but it is not an airborne virus like flu or Covid.

From BBC Jun. 30, 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

Orders for tests that look for other gastrointestinal pathogens have increased alongside cyclospora.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Those pathogens can then be transferred to the next creature the insect feeds on when it deposits saliva into that creature’s bloodstream.

From Slate Aug. 4, 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

Both pathogens can develop resistance and become "superbugs" that evade frontline drugs such as vancomycin.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

The insect pathogens are so specific that they infect only a small group of insects — sometimes a single species.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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