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Virulence

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-029761

1. The proportion of persons with clinical disease, who after becoming infected, become severely ill or die.

2. The pathogenic or poisonous potential of bacteria, fungi, or other agents.

3. The ability of the pathogen to defeat the host defenses, increase the severity and longevity of the symptoms.

4. Ability of the pathogen to defeat the host defenses, increase the severity and longevity of the symptoms. [Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment]

5. Relative capacity of a pathogen to overcome body defenses.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-029761
FieldEnvironment
SubjectScience and research
ReferencesCDC 2004; USDA 2004; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment; Environmental Sampling and Analytical Methods (ESAM) Program Glossary; CDC Vaccines and Immunizations Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029761",
  "term": "Virulence",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The proportion of persons with clinical disease, who after becoming infected, become severely ill or die.\n\n2. The pathogenic or poisonous potential of bacteria, fungi, or other agents.\n\n3. The ability of the pathogen to defeat the host defenses, increase the severity and longevity of the symptoms.\n\n4. Ability of the pathogen to defeat the host defenses, increase the severity and longevity of the symptoms. [Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment]\n\n5. Relative capacity of a pathogen to overcome body defenses.",
  "subject": "Science and research",
  "references": [
    "CDC 2004",
    "USDA 2004",
    "Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "Environmental Sampling and Analytical Methods (ESAM) Program Glossary",
    "CDC Vaccines and Immunizations Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/virulence/"
}

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