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Meanings of infectious agent in English

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Any disease-producing agent or microorganism.

An agent capable of producing infection.

Synonyms
Examples for "pathogen"
Examples for "pathogen"
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Studies look more closely at the protection from the pathogen in question.
News.com.au
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Twenty high-confidence candidates were identified, including several examples of pathogen-specific prenylation activity.
Pubmed
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The results provide a basis for research opportunities to examine pathogen-gill interactions.
Pubmed
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Collection of representative pathogen isolates is therefore critical for comprehensive pathogen surveillance.
Pubmed
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Currently sequencing such a pathogen is a bit difficult and very expensive.
The South African
Usage of infectious agent in English
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains the number one infectious agent in the world today.
Pubmed
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The evidence for an infectious agent is tantalizing but not yet convincing.
Pubmed
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Many prion diseases have the gut as a portal of infectious agent entry.
Pubmed
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The infectious agent in both diseases is a rogue protein known as a prion.
The Irish Times
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A virus is an infectious agent that can only replicate inside another organism's cells.
Terminal
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The darts from the Bell they contain the infectious agent Grace told you about.
Patient Zero
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An environmental factor, such as an infectious agent, has been suggested for all three diseases.
Pubmed
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Approximately 20% of global cancer incidence is causally linked to an infectious agent.
Pubmed
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the leading worldwide cause of death due to a single infectious agent.
Pubmed
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That response can get out of control and continue even after the infectious agent is gone.
Jamaica Observer
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Norovirus is a highly transmissible infectious agent that causes epidemic gastroenteritis in susceptible children and adults.
Pubmed
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No infectious agent was detected in 26 samples.
Pubmed
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Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death worldwide due to an infectious agent.
Pubmed
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Was human cancer caused by an infectious agent?
The emperor of all maladies: a biography of cancer
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Newer diagnostic methods may link more idiopathic pneumonia syndrome (IPS) cases to an infectious agent.
Pubmed
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Humoural immunity is the ability of the immune system to form antibodies against a specific infectious agent.
News.com.au
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