It means that it produces or causes diseases. It can refer to both plants and animals. They are usually microbes or microorganisms. That generates evils or diseases. It is also often referred to as a germ or pathogen. It can be a fungus or a bacterium.
That produces diseases; It is said especially of microorganisms. From Greek 960; 945; 952; 959; 962; ( pathos "experience, suffering" ) 947; 949; 957; 959; 962; ( genos "birth, origin" ) .