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Exposure, infection and disease

Exposure, infection and disease

Flow diagram showing respiratory, digestive, skin and urogenital entry routes converging on entry, defence evasion, attachment, replication and disease

A pathogen is a biological agent that can cause disease. Exposure alone is not the same as infection, because infection begins only if the pathogen enters the body and multiplies.

Bacteria, viruses and pathogen entry Lesson

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