With respect to a rabies investigation conducted among veterinary workers, researchers found that rabies was almost always fatal. What aspect of the disease does this finding refer to?

Question

Jimena Higgins

Social Studies

18 April, 01:58

With respect to a rabies investigation conducted among veterinary workers, researchers found that rabies was almost always fatal. What aspect of the disease does this finding refer to?

+1

Answers (2)

Know the Answer?

Demarion Curtis · Answer 1

virulence is the answer

Virulence is the qualitative component and describes the ability of a genetically homogeneous strain to grow on a genetically homogeneous host plant.

Jacquelyn Oconnell · Answer 2

The correct answer is virulence

Virulence is the ability of a biological agent to produce serious or fatal effects. It is related to its ability to multiply in the infected organism, toxin production, among other factors.

The virulence of a given agent can be determined by the lethality and severity coefficients.