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Etymology

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erregen-er

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Noun

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Erreger m (strong, genitive Erregers, plural Erreger)

  1. (medicine) pathogen, agent, germ
    Synonym: Pathogen
    • 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 44/2010, page 132:
      Täglich sterben in Deutschland mehrere Patienten an Krankenhauskeimen. Bedrohlich breiten sich Erreger aus, die fast allen Antibiotika trotzen.
      Every day several patients die of hospital germs in Germany. Threateningly, pathogens are spreading that defy almost all antibiotics.

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