Illness
Pathogen
Pathogen noun - Any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism).
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Synonyms for Pathogen
Illness and pathogen are semantically related in bacterium topic. You can use "Illness" instead a noun "Pathogen".
Nearby Words: pathogenic, pathogenous
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- On his way out, the intern finds a used glove on the floor and throws it away, getting a dangerous pathogen on his hands, then shakes hands with a patient, unwittingly exposing her to the illness that would later kill her.
Source: Downer Ending / Live-Action TV - After all, in Real Life, the progression rate of an illness varies with the nature of the individual pathogen, its concentration relative to the victim's body mass, and how well it can circulate through the victim's bloodstream.
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