Pathogens
bacteria or viruses, which are capable of causing disease
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No. Computer viruses are only called "viruses" by figurative analogy with biological viruses. And biological viruses (such as chickenpox, hepatitis, and the flu) are not the same as disease-causing bacteria (such as strep throat, tuberculosis, and lyme disease).
when you get a disease you are said to be INFECTED by it .
Organisms which are causing disease are called pathogens. Bacteria viruses
All the disease causing viruses are smaller in size than bacteria. Rickettsia and chlamydia are other groups of organisms, which are smaller than true bacteria.
Pathogens are disease-causing micro-organisms, such as viruses and bacteria
A disease-causing microorganism is called a "pathogen". It can be a bacteria, virus, or fungus.
A vaccine typically contains weakened or inactivated disease-causing viruses or bacteria. This formulation allows the immune system to recognize and develop protection against the specific pathogen without causing the full-blown disease.
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A fluid containing weakened disease-causing viruses or bacteria is known as a vaccine. Vaccines stimulate the body's immune system to produce antibodies to protect against future infections by the same pathogen.