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The evolution of sex-specific virulence in infectious diseases

Fatality rates of infectious diseases are often higher in men than women. Although this difference is often attributed to a stronger immune response in women, we show that differences in the transmission routes that the sexes provide can result in evolution favouring pathogens with sex-specific viru...

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Pubblicato in:Nat Commun
Autori principali: Úbeda, Francisco, Jansen, Vincent A. A.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5159935/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27959327
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13849
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