Viral pathogens cause colds, flu, and chickenpox.
The common cold is a viral upper respiratory tract infection which mainly affects the nose. The most common pathogen are rhinoviruses.
Bacteria
A cold is a air born pathogen ... despite common misconceptions you can not catch it by simply being in cold weather ...
Usually Rhino Virus Causes the flu, and some bacteria from felines, kanines, molds, etc.
Sometimes bacteria is the pathogen involved.
Tetanus is caused by a bacterium, Clostridium tetani, so the pathogen type is bacterial.
Cold sores are not caused by organisms, they are caused by a virus called oral herpes.
pathogen
virus
A pathogen causes infectious disease. For instance, influenza virus is the pathogen that causes flu.
The common cold is caused by a VIRUS not a microbe (a microbe is a bacteria).
Doctors do not prescribe any medication for a common cold. The common cold is a viral condition and antibiotics should not be prescribed for it.