Virulence

/vˈɪɹələns/

/ˈvɪɹəɫəns/

Virulence

extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)

synonyms : virulency

extreme hostility

synonyms : virulency

Examples

1. That will reduce their virulence.

2. Virulence, on the other hand, is a measure of the severity of said disease.

3. - Basically, though, all of its virulence factors fall into one of two categories.

4. Infectious diseases attack with virulence, and the cattle-breeders carry out exhaustive vaccination campaigns to prevent epidemics.