pathogen

Salmonella, a bacterial pathogen, is one of the most common causes of food poisoning.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

His accusers base this idea on questions raised by the first scientists who examined the virus in early 2021, literally days and weeks after it appeared and it was a pathogen new to everybody.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

"We're dealing with a pathogen that is really hard to work in the laboratory," Diez-Gonzalez said.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Chipotle in 2020 agreed to pay a $25 million fine in connection to the string of illnesses, which included outbreaks of norovirus, a pathogen that can be transmitted by food workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

The first is the lack of acquired immunity—immunity gained from a previous exposure to a pathogen.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Instead, genetic studies of archaeological remains from Europe and the Americas have uncovered evidence of multiple treponemal diseases in ancient populations, emphasizing how complex the evolutionary history of these pathogens may be.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

Climate change and environmental disturbance have aided an increasing creep of the territories ticks inhabit—along with the viruses, bacteria, and pathogens they carry.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Then there are those that get sick, or become susceptible to pathogens fueled by the increasing temperatures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Shockingly, for many years, scientific leaders across the world—including in the U.S.—touted these experiments as a way to reduce the risk of pandemics caused by novel pathogens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

When he starts talking about things like pathogens and disease transmission I look sharply at Katherine, who is staring at me like I just grew an extra head.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland