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pathogenAn organism – generally, but not necessarily, a microorganism – that is responsible for causing disease: that is to say, an organism that is pathogenic. | |
pathogenicCapable of causing disease. | |
penicillinsA group of antibiotics based on compounds originally discovered in common moulds that inhibit the formation of the bacterial cell wall. | |
prevalenceThe proportion of a population that is suffering from a particular disease at a particular time. | |
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