Virulence
noun
The degree of harm a disease or poison can cause.
The virulence of the virus was underestimated and it spread rapidly.
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Technical,Academic
noun
The level of bitterness or anger in someone's behaviour or character.
I was surprised by his sudden virulence towards his opponent.
noun
The degree of harm a disease or poison can cause.
The virulence of the virus was underestimated and it spread rapidly.
Usage tips
Technical,Academic
noun
The level of bitterness or anger in someone's behaviour or character.
I was surprised by his sudden virulence towards his opponent.
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Pro Tip 1/3Disease Severity
Use 'virulence' to describe how aggressive an illness is, focusing on its capability to cause damage.
The virulence of the new strain has put health systems on high alert.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Contagiousness
Don't confuse 'virulence' with how easily a disease spreads, which is 'contagiousness' or 'infectivity'.
Despite its rapid spread, the contagion's virulence remained low.
Pro Tip 3/3Objective Measure
'Virulence' is often used in a technical or academic sense to express a quantitative measure of harm.
Researchers are studying the virulence factors of the bacteria.
Compare with
acuteferocityintensitymalignantpotencyseveritytoxicity
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Video examples
Quorum sensing: Bacteria...
then everybody responds to the vote and what's important for today's talk is that we know that there are hundreds of behaviors that bacteria carry out in these collective fashions but the one that's probably the most important to you is virulence so it's not like a couple bacteria to get in you and then they start secreting some toxins you're
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Bonnie Bassler: The...
They vote with these chemical votes, the vote gets counted, and then everybody responds to the vote. What's important for today's talk is we know there are hundreds of behaviors that bacteria carry out in these collective fashions. But the one that's probably the most important to you is virulence.
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How bacteria "talk" -...
votes the vote gets counted and then everybody responds to the vote and what's important for today's talk is that we know that there are hundreds of behaviors that bacteria carry out in these collective fashions but the one that's probably the most important to you is virulence so it's not like a
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Quorum sensing: Bacteria...
then everybody responds to the vote and what's important for today's talk is that we know that there are hundreds of behaviors that bacteria carry out in these collective fashions but the one that's probably the most important to you is virulence so it's not like a couple bacteria to get in you and then they start secreting some toxins you're
Video examples
Bonnie Bassler: The...
They vote with these chemical votes, the vote gets counted, and then everybody responds to the vote. What's important for today's talk is we know there are hundreds of behaviors that bacteria carry out in these collective fashions. But the one that's probably the most important to you is virulence.
Video examples
How bacteria "talk" -...
votes the vote gets counted and then everybody responds to the vote and what's important for today's talk is that we know that there are hundreds of behaviors that bacteria carry out in these collective fashions but the one that's probably the most important to you is virulence so it's not like a
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Quote examples
Anohni
English Musician
Women are women, and so are men, and the delusion that we are spiritually separate from or are about to spiritually separate from the rest of existence is a psychosis that spins us into virulence.
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Henry Mayhew
English Journalist
In No. 1 of this street the cholera first appeared seventeen years ago, and spread up it with fearful virulence; but this year it appeared at the opposite end, and ran down it with like severity.
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Charlie Sykes
American
Unless you have experienced it, it's difficult to describe the virulence of the Twitter storms that were unleashed on Trump skeptics.
Quote examples
Anohni
English Musician
Women are women, and so are men, and the delusion that we are spiritually separate from or are about to spiritually separate from the rest of existence is a psychosis that spins us into virulence.
Quote examples
Henry Mayhew
English Journalist
In No. 1 of this street the cholera first appeared seventeen years ago, and spread up it with fearful virulence; but this year it appeared at the opposite end, and ran down it with like severity.
Quote examples
Charlie Sykes
American
Unless you have experienced it, it's difficult to describe the virulence of the Twitter storms that were unleashed on Trump skeptics.
Example 1 of 3
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