Leukemia is a deadly disease because it can spread to other parts of the body if not treated quickly and could be fatal. It killed 265,000 people worldwide last 2012.
phages of virulent.
The antonyms of virulent: gentle; kind; nice; harmless; healthy; nonpoisonous
he came down with a virulent type of disease
Virulent means very posinous or dangerous.
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this bacteria is virulent strain
The judge had a virulent criticism after his affair with the intern.
Virulence is the state of being virulent, that is, highly infectious, malignant or deadly.
Virulent bacteria are ones that are able to cause disease. Examples of potentially virulent bacteria are Staphylococcus aureus and Neisseria gonorrhea.
I think that polio was virulent before 1955 when the vaccine was developed. Now, I think, since we have developed a vaccine, it isn't as virulent.
A virus that kills its host is said to be virulent. Virulent viruses can cause serious illness or death in their host organisms.
Virulent means actively poisonous. You could use it in a sentence as, "the man had a virulent snake bite."