Optimal virulence
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Optimal virulence
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Optimal virulence is a concept relating to the ecology of hosts and parasites. One definition of virulence is the host's parasite-induced loss of fitness. The parasite's fitness is determined by its success in transmitting offspring to other hosts. For about 100 years, the consensus was that virulence decreased and parasitic relationships evolved toward symbiosis. This was even called the law of declining virulence despite being a hypothesis, not even a theory. It has been challenged since the 1
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Theory about the evolution of pathogens
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimal_virulence
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2023-12-04T00:30:44Z
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