The ability of a microbe to cause disease This term is often used to describe or compare species
the quality of producing or the ability to produce pathologic changes or disease.
Capacity to cause disease.
The proportion of infected persons who develop clinical disease.
the ability to produce disease; a pathogen is a microorganism that causes disease
The proportion of persons infected, after exposure to a causative agent, who then develop clinical disease.
pertaining to the ability to cause disease.
An entity's capacity for producing a disease.
the property of being able to cause disease.
The quality or state of being pathogenic. Applied to groups or species of microorganisms, whereas virulence is used in the sense of degree of pathogenicity within the group or species.
(Pathogénicité) The ability of a parasite to inflict damage on the host.
The capability of a pathogen to cause disease. ()
The ability of a microorganism to cause disease by overcoming the defenses of the host.
Pathogenicity is the ability of an organism to cause disease in another organism, thus called Pathogen.