Tapeworm wich infects the body and is a living organism is an exapmle of what type of pathogen that causes illness

Answer: Parasite

Explanation:

Tapeworm which infects the human body is a living organism that enters the body of host and starts growing inside it. The infection by Tenia solium is caused by the larval cysts of tapeworm.

These larval cyst infects the brain, muscle and other tissues of the body. it occurs mostly by contaminated food and poor sanitation.

Eating uncooked pork can result in the infection caused by tapeworm.

Humans taeniasis is a parasitic infection caused by tapeworm species T. Saginata (known as the beef tapeworm.