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PATHOGEN


See definition of pathogen on Dictionary.com
 * as ingerm
 * as inmicrobe
 * as inmicroorganism
 * as invirus


SYNONYMS FOR PATHOGEN



Compare Synonyms
 * antibody
 * bacterium
 * bug
 * disease
 * microbe
 * microorganism
 * virus
 * parasite
 * what's going around

See also synonyms for: pathogens
 * bacillus
 * bacterium
 * bug
 * germ
 * microorganism
 * virus
 * crud
 * plague

 * bacterium
 * microbe
 * virus
 * bug
 * disease
 * disease-causing agent
 * parasite

 * ailment
 * disease
 * germ
 * illness
 * infection
 * microbe
 * microorganism
 * sickness
 * bacillus

Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip
Lief Group.

On this page you'll find 37 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pathogen,
such as: antibody, bacterium, bug, disease, microbe, and microorganism.
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HOW TO USE PATHOGEN IN A SENTENCE

Plasma contains antibodies that people have built against the pathogen.
COVID-19 PLASMA TREATMENTS MAY BE SAFE, BUT WE DON’T KNOW IF THEY WORKTINA
HESMAN SAEYAUGUST 25, 2020SCIENCE NEWS
The spread of this type of vaccine would be limited, but in Nuismer and Bull’s
models, transferable vaccines could achieve high enough levels of immunization
to potentially eradicate pathogens in wild populations.
CAN VACCINES FOR WILDLIFE PREVENT HUMAN PANDEMICS?RODRIGO PÉREZ ORTEGAAUGUST 24,
2020QUANTA MAGAZINE
Unlike the pathogens the T-cells are used to hunting, tumor cells are not that
dissimilar to the body’s other cells and often share many antigens.
SCIENTISTS USED PROTEIN SWITCHES TO TURN T-CELLS INTO CANCER-FIGHTING GUIDED
MISSILESEDD GENTAUGUST 24, 2020SINGULARITY HUB 
That genetic trait is their Achilles’ heel, and that pathogen is the one thing
that can take advantage of it.
OUR GENES MAY EXPLAIN SEVERITY OF COVID-19 AND OTHER INFECTIONSMONIQUE
BROUILLETTEJULY 27, 2020QUANTA MAGAZINE
These observations, however, might not apply to the novel pathogen.
WHY SOUTH ASIA’S COVID-19 NUMBERS ARE SO LOW (FOR NOW)PUJA CHANGOIWALAJUNE 23,
2020QUANTA MAGAZINE
Clots can also trap pathogens, preventing them from invading tissues and
traveling throughout the body.
PREVENTING DANGEROUS BLOOD CLOTS FROM COVID-19 IS PROVING TRICKYAIMEE
CUNNINGHAMJUNE 23, 2020SCIENCE NEWS
It involves isolating genetic material from survivors and injecting it directly
into others, lending them protection against the pathogen.
THIS WEEK’S AWESOME TECH STORIES FROM AROUND THE WEB (THROUGH JUNE
20)SINGULARITY HUB STAFFJUNE 20, 2020SINGULARITY HUB 
In the brain, pericytes help maintain the blood-brain barrier, which is designed
to keep pathogens out.
THE WAY THE CORONAVIRUS MESSES WITH SMELL HINTS AT HOW IT AFFECTS THE BRAINLAURA
SANDERSJUNE 12, 2020SCIENCE NEWS
Both responses are evolutionarily designed to defend against and prevent the
spread of pathogens.
CORONAVIRUS DEATHS AND THOSE OF GEORGE FLOYD AND AHMAUD ARBERY HAVE SOMETHING IN
COMMON: RACISMLGBTQ-EDITORJUNE 10, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWS
Now they consist of thousands of processors performing massively parallel
processing in which many calculations, such as testing the potential of drugs to
dock with a pathogen or cell’s proteins, are performed at the same time.
SCIENTISTS TAP THE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL COMPUTERS IN THE RACE TO UNDERSTAND AND
STOP THE CORONAVIRUSJEREMY SMITHJUNE 4, 2020SINGULARITY HUB 
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WORDS RELATED TO PATHOGEN


GERM

nounmicroscopic organism, often causing illness
 * antibody
 * bacterium
 * bug
 * disease
 * microbe
 * microorganism
 * parasite
 * pathogen
 * virus
 * what's going around




MICROBE

nounbacteria
 * bacillus
 * bacterium
 * bug
 * crud
 * germ
 * microorganism
 * pathogen
 * plague
 * virus




MICROORGANISM

noungerm
 * bacterium
 * bug
 * disease
 * disease-causing agent
 * microbe
 * parasite
 * pathogen
 * virus




VIRUS

nounbacterium, bug
 * ailment
 * bacillus
 * disease
 * germ
 * illness
 * infection
 * microbe
 * microorganism
 * pathogen
 * sickness




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Lief Group.

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