virulence
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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 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
Dill released a long exhale as he left the building, as though he’d held his breath for the entire time he was inside to keep from inhaling whatever virulence the men imprisoned there harbored.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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