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Any organism or particle that can cause an infectious disease is called a

bacteriavirusviroidpathogen

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PATHOGEN.

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In biology, pathogen refers to any organism or particle that is capable of causing infectious diseases. Thus, all the microbes that cause diseases such as bacteria, virus, fungi, viroid, etc are collectively known as pathogen. The entrance of pathogen into the human body usually stimulate the immune system. The immune system functions by recognizing pathogens and by capturing and destroying them.

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