pathogen
pat·ho·gen
noun
1.
any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)
Origin
From patho- + -gen. Second element ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“lineage”) through Ancient Greek γένος (génos, “birth”)
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