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What does infectious agent mean?
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Bug: Bacterium, virus, protozoan, prion, worm, or fungus that causes disease.
Answered 9/24/2012
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Transmissible: An infectious agent is something that can be spread to induce disease in another host.
Answered 10/4/2016
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