Infectious diseases are transmitted between individuals by infectious agents, known as pathogens, from the Greek word pathos (to suffer) and genès (to produce). Pathogens produce a lot of human suffer...Infectious diseases are transmitted between individuals by infectious agents, known as pathogens, from the Greek word pathos (to suffer) and genès (to produce). Pathogens produce a lot of human suffering and disability across the world, including in relatively wealthy nations like the United States. Most people have heard of at least some types of pathogen, for example bacteria or viruses.
Infectious diseases are transmitted between individuals by infectious agents, known as pathogens, from the Greek word pathos (to suffer) and genès (to produce). Pathogens produce a lot of human suffer...Infectious diseases are transmitted between individuals by infectious agents, known as pathogens, from the Greek word pathos (to suffer) and genès (to produce). Pathogens produce a lot of human suffering and disability across the world, including in relatively wealthy nations like the United States. Most people have heard of at least some types of pathogen, for example bacteria or viruses.
