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How do you get pathogens?

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By definition, a pathogen is anything that is capable of causing disease. These include bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, etc.

Pathogens can enter the body through various ways:

Through breaks in the skin. Although the skin is a great barrier to pathogens, if the skin is breached in some way (ex. cut, burn), pathogens can get in.
Via open cavaties of the body (ex. mouth, nose, ears, eyes, vagina).

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How is pathogens and non-pathogens alike?
Pathogens and non-pathogens are not alike, as one is a type of bacteria/illness inside your body when a non-pathogen is not inside your body and it is not an illness or a bacteria.
What makes a pathogen a true pathogen?
The dimention
What does pathogens do?
They make us sick. They make our body weak and tired. The pathogens make us get cold and fever and more. It depends on which pathogens you get.
What is the difference between a pathogen and a non pathogen?
a pathogen can kill you or cause disease, a non-pathogen won't
How true pathogens differ from oppurtunistic pathogens?
A true pathogen is an infectious agent that causes disease in any susceptible host, whereas an opportunistic pathogen causes disease in immunocompromised hosts (people whose immune system has been...