A pathogen is what causes a specific disease but an antigen is just something that causes the immune system to respond so they're kinda similar i dont know if that answers your question though
just adding on here...me and kara speak the same language haha
ok so the pathogen is the "disease causing agent" so i kinda think of it as the BAD GUY.
then the antigen is almost like the "symptoms" that trigger the immune response. (btdubss immune response is when the body recognizes the pathogen-BAD GUY-in the body.
sorry ik this is long almost done...so this is how i think of it >> the pathogen is the bad guy (comits crime or whatevs) then the antigen is like the evidence left behind.
i hope this helped and if this is totaly wrong then just ignore it :)) PS pwitty haiw
A pathogen is what causes a specific disease but an antigen is just something that causes the immune system to respond
ReplyDeleteso they're kinda similar
i dont know if that answers your question though
just adding on here...me and kara speak the same language haha
ReplyDeleteok so the pathogen is the "disease causing agent" so i kinda think of it as the BAD GUY.
then the antigen is almost like the "symptoms" that trigger the immune response. (btdubss immune response is when the body recognizes the pathogen-BAD GUY-in the body.
sorry ik this is long almost done...so this is how i think of it >> the pathogen is the bad guy (comits crime or whatevs) then the antigen is like the evidence left behind.
i hope this helped and if this is totaly wrong then just ignore it :))
PS pwitty haiw