Documents Evolution of Virulence Guest lecture: Joel Wertheim 11/6/08.

Slide 1 Evolution of Virulence Guest lecture: Joel Wertheim 11/6/08 Slide 2 Today The “conventional wisdom” on virulence Modern theories for how virulence evolves and…

Documents The Evolution of Virulence E3: Lecture 14. What is Virulence? Most generally, virulence is defined.....

Slide 1 The Evolution of Virulence E3: Lecture 14 Slide 2 What is Virulence? Most generally, virulence is defined as a pathogen’s ability to do damage to its host. Such…

Documents The Evolution of Virulence

The Evolution of Virulence E3: Lecture 14 What is Virulence? Most generally, virulence is defined as a pathogen’s ability to do damage to its host. Such damage might entail:…