Transposal of virulence is all of the following except:
A)a laboratory technique in which a pathogen is passed from its normal host to a new host
B)involves animal passaging experiments to adapt a pathogen to its normal host
C)was used by Pasteur to prepare rabies virus
D)increases the virulence for the new host but may reduce the virulence in the normal host

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Transposal of virulence generally involves adapting a pathogen to a new host, not to its normal host as stated in option B. This process can increase virulence in the new host while potentially reducing it in the original host. Pasteur's work with the rabies virus is a historical example of this technique.

Transposal of Virulence Is All of the Following Except