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extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease); "the virulence of the plague" extreme hostility; "the virulence of the malicious old man"
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Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspz...
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| virulence |
The ability of a microorganism to cause damage to its host.
Ãâó: www.stjude.org/glossary
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| virulence |
Degree or intensity of pathogenicity of an organism as indicated by mortality rate from the related disease and/or ability to invade tissues and cause disease.
Ãâó: science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih1/disease...
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| virulence |
Relative capacity to cause disease; degree or measure of pathogenicity of a pathogen. Sometimes restricted to cases in which races interact differentially with host cultivars.
Ãâó: www.pestmanagement.co.uk/lib/glossary/glossary_v.s...
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