"Do you, my poppet, feel infirm? / You probably contain a ___": Ogden Nash (4)

I believe the answer is:

germ

(Other definitions for germ that I've seen before include "Disease-causing microorganism" , "Disease-causing bacterium" , "Cause of disease" , "Cause of some diseases" , "Cause of infection" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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