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    Pathogens are infectious organisms that cause disease, including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. A pathogen is any disease causing organism, while an opportunistic pathogen is usually harmless but can cause disease when the body's defenses are weakened. Pathogens and their hosts have evolved together over time, as humans have developed some genetic resistance as well as lifetime immunity from past exposures.

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    Pathogens are infectious organisms that cause disease, including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. A pathogen is any disease causing organism, while an opportunistic pathogen is usually harmless but can cause disease when the body's defenses are weakened. Pathogens and their hosts have evolved together over time, as humans have developed some genetic resistance as well as lifetime immunity from past exposures.

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    Pathogens infectious organisms that cause disease

    - Pathogen = any disease causing organism


    - Opportunistic pathogen = usually a harmless organism that causes disease when the bodys
    defenses are weakened.
    - Pathogens: bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites
    - Pathogens and their hosts have developed evolutionarily. Humans have a degree of built in
    genetic resistance and also lifetime immunity

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