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virulence

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


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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

The researchers plan to continue exploring how specific virulence factors identified in the study influence disease progression.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 20, 2026

That genetic twist would likely diminish H5N1’s virulence, experts predict, but no one can say how much less deadly it might become.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2024

Even the Black Death, a symbol of virulence, was not as deadly as these epidemics are claimed to be.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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