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Any agent that is capable of producing a disease is known as a pathogen. Pathogens can be bacterial, viral or fungal.

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What is he invasion of the body by a disease producing organism?

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A general term for any non disease causing agent is?

A general term for any non-disease causing agent is ________.


Any agent of a disease can be called?

pathogen


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What are the most common pathogen's?

There many common pathogens. They all are disease causing. Path- means disease + -ogen meaning causing. The list is very long but here you will find many http://www.dnafrequencies.com/dp/human.shtml


What is the medical term meaning any non-disease causing agent?

nonpathogen


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what does a pathagen do?

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Are there any insects that are capable of producing gas as a defensive or offensive mechanism?

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