No
I am not a Specialist in this are but the last I heard it is a Virus.
parasite
both. parasite because it lives (and re;produce, and use) inside the host cells pathogen because they can cause diseases.
viruses are the smallest pathogens
Parasite is an organism, that lives off another organism. Pathogen is something that causes disease in another organism. So the answer is "Yes". eg Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite.
Ifansmater is the smallest. Parasite. It is the most common parisite in the world and is rarely fatal.
plasmodium in the phylum sporozoa is called a parasite b/c it surrounds and engulfs its food
bacterium, bug, disease, microbe, microorganism, parasite, plague, virus, germ
A pathogen is a microscopic organism, such as a virus, bacterium, fungus, or parasite, that causes disease in its host. Pathogens can infect humans, animals, plants, and even other microorganisms.
The pathogen theorem was proposed by Robert May, an eminent ecologist and mathematician, in the 1970s. This theorem relates to the stability of host-parasite interactions in ecological systems.
A pathogen is an agent, such as a virus, bacterium, parasite, or fungus, that causes disease in its host organism. It can infect the host and disrupt normal bodily functions, leading to symptoms of illness.
Trichomoniasis is caused by a protozoa named trichomonas vaginalis.
when the host dies all it nutrients will go too and the parasite will get nothing so it will die if it doesn't get a new host