Exploitative Virulence is a theoretical construct in evolutionary biology that explains pathogen-induced host damage as a byproduct of pathogen exploitation strategies, distinguishing it from adaptive virulence by emphasizing that virulence arises incidentally from selection for within-host replication and resource utilization rather than as a direct target of natural selection.
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States
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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, United States
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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