pathogenic
Capable of infection
Pathogenic means capable of causing disease.
The term applies to microorganisms—bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites—that can infect a host and produce illness: pathogenic bacteria in contaminated water, a highly pathogenic strain of influenza.
In broader use, pathogenic can describe any agent or condition that produces disease or dysfunction.
Transmissible between people
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- communicableCapable of being spread
- transmissibleAble to spread between individuals
- spreadableAble to be spread
airborne · droplet · vector · carrier · reservoir · zoonotic · contamination · incubation
Capacity to cause disease
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- morbidityDisease occurrence rate
mortality · invasion · colonization · inflammation · septicemia · necrosis · opportunistic · superbug
Acute viral respiratory infection
- coronavirusSpike-ringed viral family
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
- herpesvirusDNA virus, lifelong host
- retrovirusRNA virus copying into DNA
adenovirus · parvovirus · poliovirus · norovirus · rotavirus · rabies · dengue · measles
Proteins targeting pathogens
- antigenImmune response inducer
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- immunizationProtective medical injection
- T-cellsThymus-matured immune lymphocytes
B-cells · lymphocytes · macrophage · phagocytosis · cytokines · interferon · immunoglobulin · innate
Spherical bacteria in chains
- staphylococcusSpherical bacteria in clusters
- salmonellaFoodborne bacterial illness
- mycobacteriumGenus of tuberculosis bacteria
- listeriaFoodborne bacterial infection
pseudomonas · vibrio · bacillus · chlamydia · spirochete · endotoxin · exotoxin · sepsis
Single-celled eukaryotic organisms
- helminthParasitic worm organism
- plasmodiumMultinucleate protoplasmic mass
- giardiaWaterborne intestinal parasite
- cryptosporidiumIntestinal parasitic microorganism
toxoplasma · hookworm · tapeworm · roundworm · malaria · amoeba · vector-borne · host
Genus of filamentous fungi
- tineaDermatological fungal infection
- thrushSpotted woodland vocalist
- mycosisFungal disease
- sporesAsexual reproductive bodies
hyphae · yeast · mold · mycotoxins · antifungal · opportunistic
contagious
Transmissible between people
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- communicableCapable of being spread
- transmissibleAble to spread between individuals
spreadable · airborne · droplet · vector · carrier · reservoir · zoonotic · contamination · incubation · exposure
virulence
Capacity to cause disease
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
morbidity · mortality · invasion · colonization · inflammation · septicemia · necrosis · opportunistic · superbug · biofilm
influenza
Acute viral respiratory infection
- coronavirusSpike-ringed viral family
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
- herpesvirusDNA virus, lifelong host
retrovirus · adenovirus · parvovirus · poliovirus · norovirus · rotavirus · rabies · dengue · measles · mumps
antibodies
Proteins targeting pathogens
- antigenImmune response inducer
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- immunizationProtective medical injection
T-cells · B-cells · lymphocytes · macrophage · phagocytosis · cytokines · interferon · immunoglobulin · innate · adaptive
streptococcus
Spherical bacteria in chains
- staphylococcusSpherical bacteria in clusters
- salmonellaFoodborne bacterial illness
- mycobacteriumGenus of tuberculosis bacteria
listeria · pseudomonas · vibrio · bacillus · chlamydia · spirochete · endotoxin · exotoxin · sepsis
protozoa
Single-celled eukaryotic organisms
- helminthParasitic worm organism
- plasmodiumMultinucleate protoplasmic mass
- giardiaWaterborne intestinal parasite
cryptosporidium · toxoplasma · hookworm · tapeworm · roundworm · malaria · amoeba · vector-borne · host · lifecycle
aspergillus
Genus of filamentous fungi
spores · hyphae · yeast · mold · mycotoxins · antifungal · opportunistic
- fungal traitsspores, hyphae, mycelium, gills, pores
- Mycobacteriamycobacteria, mycobacterium, Mycobacterium leprae, MAC, TB
- cleanlinessclean, cleanliness, clean up, dirty, neatness
- microbiologybacteria, bacterium, microbe, microbes, microorganisms
- pathologycancer, disease, infection, tumor, lesion
- Spirochetesspirochetes, Treponema pallidum
pathogenicavirulent
Incapable of producing disease
harmless · benign · innocuous · non-infectious · commensal
pathogenichealthful
Promoting physical wellbeing
beneficial · probiotic · therapeutic · salutary · healing
- viral pathogensMicrobes spreading communicable disease
- airborne pathogens