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Pathogens are microorganisms that cure disease.

True or false?​

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False, pathogens cause disease.
4 votes
False.
In biology, a pathogen in the oldest and broadest sense, is anything that can produce disease. A pathogen may also be referred to as an infectious agent, or simply a germ.
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