A pathogen is a disease-causing organism, but not all pathogens are alike. Some pathogens are more dangerous than others. When describing the relative ability of a pathogen to cause disease, we are considering its ________
A) pathogenicity
B) virulence
C) infectivity
D) emergence
B
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