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no it doesn't follow any of the criteria or postulates that define an infectious disease.

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What is the difference between a disease and a pathogen?

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What is the infectious disease caused by a virus that attacks the disease fighting cells?

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Is sars a pathogen?

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What pathogen caused aids?

The HIV virus.


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