Pathogenicity and virulence differ in that
A) pathogenicity refers to the overall ability of a microbe to cause disease, whereas virulence refers to the ability of one microbe to cause disease relative to another.
B) virulence refers to the overall ability of a microbe to cause disease, whereas pathogenicity refers to the ability of one microbe to cause disease relative to another.
C) pathogenicity only refers to pathogens, whereas virulence refers to any microbe that can cause an infection.
D) virulence only refers to pathogens, whereas pathogenicity refers to any microbe that can cause an infection.

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Pathogenicity refers to the overall ability of a microbe to cause disease, while virulence refers to the ability of one microbe to cause disease relative to another. Therefore, option A is correct. Options B, C, and D are incorrect because they provide incorrect definitions for pathogenicity and virulence.

Pathogenicity and Virulence Differ in That