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virulence

[vir-yuh-luhns, vir-uh-] / ˈvɪr jə ləns, ˈvɪr ə- /


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"The study also tells us how albumin works on nullifying critical virulence factors including toxins and other fungal proteins involved in causing tissue damage and in aggressively invading human organs," explained Dr. Ibrahim.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026

The research also opens the possibility of combining albumin treatment with immunotherapies designed to target Mucorales virulence factors, which investigators at The Lundquist Institute are currently developing.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026

“The Saudis understood that their dispute with the Emiratis had crossed into an anti-Israel posture of increasing virulence, that it was creating serious problems for them in Washington,” Dubowitz said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

"So, we expected the virus might have a negative effect on Bd virulence and were stunned to find the opposite effect."

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2024

She knew her sister's character, the haughtiness of her spirit, and she was frightened by the virulence of her anger.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez


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