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hypervirulent
adjective
uk /ˌhaɪ.pəˈvɪr.ə.lənt/ us /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈvɪr.jə.lənt/
(of bacteria, viruses, infections, etc.) causing diseases that are very dangerous and affect people extremely quickly:
Their analysis provides insight into the evolution of a hyper-virulent bacterium.
An outbreak of a hypervirulent strain of the disease has contributed to 17 deaths since the end of last year.
The first severe case due to a hypervirulent strain was reported in Korea.
Infections have reached epidemic proportions, due in part to the emergence of hypervirulent and antibiotic-resistant strains.
The digestive tract is the likely source of the organism in hypervirulent infections.
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avirulent
communicability
community transmission
contact tracer
contagious
epidemic
fester
infect
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interpandemic
mediastinum
non-communicable
non-infected
spreader
super-spreader
transferable
transmissibility
transmissible
transmit
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