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pathogen

[path-uh-juhn, ‑-jen] / ˈpæθ ə dʒən, ‑ˌdʒɛn /






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This familiarity stands in stark contrast to SARS-CoV-2, a novel pathogen that wasn’t detected until 2019.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Its infections were especially unlikely, however, involving a rodent-borne pathogen that rarely spreads from human to human but did on a vessel carrying fewer than 150 passengers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Few countries, he said, systematically track which species are being traded across their borders, and even fewer conduct routine pathogen screening in those animals.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

By combining genetic, archaeological, environmental, and pathogen data, the study reveals how ancient communities dealt with overlapping challenges such as climate instability, food stress, and disease.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

In the second stage a former animal pathogen evolves to the point where it does get transmitted directly between people and causes epidemics.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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