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PLEASE HELP ME (more points) What is meant by the "virulence" of a pathogen? Explain how a pathogen can be too virulent for its own survival.

PLEASE HELP ME (more points) What is meant by the "virulence" of a pathogen? Explain how a pathogen can be too virulent for its own survival.
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What is meant by the "virulence" of a pathogen? Explain how a pathogen can be too virulent for its own survival.

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The “virulence” of a pathogen refers to the microbe’s ability to infect or damage a host. A pathogen can be too virulent for its own survival by being so deadly that it kills its host before it has enough time to spread.
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