Patogen

Det mest omtalte patogen i mange år: SARS-CoV-2, et Coronavirus

Patogen (fra græsk: παθογένεια, pathogeneia, "ophav til lidelse") betyder: sygdomsfremkaldende. Man omtaler organismer eller substanser som patogene, hvis de fremkalder sygdom. Tilsvarende omtales samme agent som et patogen.

En sygdoms fysiologiske udvikling kaldes patogenese.

Eksempler på patogener

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This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).