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What is the difference between a pathogen and a disease?

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What is the difference between a pathogen and a disease?

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A pathogen is a biological agent that causes disease. Examples: (1) the HIV virus is a pathogen that causes the disease AIDS; (2) plasmodium is a protozoan pathogen that causes the disease malaria.

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