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It depends on the pathogen.

If it is a virus, the virus will replicate (reproduce its DNA) inside the cell (known as a host cell). The virus clones will then leave the cell and in doing so, cause the cell to die. When this happens many many times, lot of the cells of a tissue die and the tissue itself will start to fail.

If it is a bacteria, the bacteria release toxins (endotoxins) which kill the cells directly (from outside).

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