virulence
pronunciation
How to pronounce virulence in British English:
UK ['vɪrjələns]
How to pronounce virulence in American English:
US ['vɪrjələns]
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- Noun:
- extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)
- extreme hostility
Word Origin
- virulence (n.)
- 1660s, from Late Latin virulentia, from Latin virulentus "full of poison" (see virulent). Related: Virulency (1610s).
Example
- 1. Have studies of the virus offered any clues to virulence ?
- 2. There are two crucial factors : the transmissibility of the virus , and its virulence .
- 3. At the top of the list was the increased virulence of anti-japanese sentiment in modern china .
- 4. Though the h1n1 strain of the flu hasn 't increased in virulence , experts stress that h1n1 and influenza viruses in general remain unpredictable .
- 5. Kawaoka 's team observed this virulence in mice and macaques as well , but pigs showed no outward signs of disease even though the virus reproduced capably in the swine respiratory system .