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What is the scientific name of the pathogen that causes mad cow disease?
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∙ 13y ago
A prion.
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What is the name of an agent that causes a disease?
Pathogen
What are the Similarities between pathogen and non pathogen?
A pathogen is an organism that causes disease (they are PATHOlogy GENerators). A pathogen that does not cause disease is an oxymoron.
What is the pathogen name for tuberculosis?
The pathogen that causes tuberculosis is Mycobacterium.
What is another term for infectious disease?
An infectious agent is a pathogen (germ). There are six kinds of infectious agents.Here they are listed:BactiriaVirusFungiHelminthPrionProtizoa.
What is the scientific name for bacterium?
The academic term for a 'germ' is a pathogen, or a substance that can cause disease, illness, or infection. The most common organisms that may be considered 'germs' are bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protists.
Diseases caused by pathogens are called?
N/aA pathogen by definition is a disease causing organism
What is a name for an organism that causes disease?
There are many organisms that cause disease. Bacteria, like H. Pylori that causes stomach ulcers. Of course, rats can cause diseases and they are still organisms, just not single celled. They carry ticks, and their feces isn't good to breath in. Ticks carry diseases, and rats can carry sickness which can spread to humans.
What is the disease name for shigella dysenteriae?
Dysentery is the disease name. The pathogen name is Shigella Dysenteriae.
What is the common name for Ebola virus?
The Ebola virus is the actual name of the pathogen that causes Ebola. Yes, it is a virulent pathogen, but that is to the name, just a description.
What is the name of the pathogen that causes an infection?
bacterium
What is the name of bacteria that cause disease?
They are called "bacterial pathogens".
What is another name for bacteria and viruses that cause disease?
pathogen
