Virulence

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Virulence factors

Features or substances that help a pathogen cause a disease

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Virulence

How strongly or severely a pathogen can cause disease

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Pathogenesis

The process where a disease starts developing

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Adherence

The ability of a pathogen to attach to host cells

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Adherence factors

Structures or molecules that help a pathogen attach to host cells

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Invasion factors

Structures or substances that help a pathogen enter and spread through host tissues

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Toxins

Harmful substances produced by pathogens that damage or disrupt the body

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Life cycle changes

Changes a pathogen makes during its life cycles.

Its to either:

  1. Survive

  2. Reproduce

  3. Spread

in different environments.