hypervirulent

adj

hypervirulent

adj

Etymology From hyper- + virulent.

1

Extremely virulent.

“But in the past few years the bugs have become hypervirulent, more severe and now it’s a global threat.”2009 April 14, Tara Parker-Pope, “Stomach Bug Crystallizes an Antibiotic Threat”, in New York Times:

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