disease resistance
Built-in infection defense
Disease resistance is the ability of an organism to withstand or fight off infection.
In agriculture, the term describes plant varieties bred to survive pathogens that would devastate other crops: These tomatoes were developed for disease resistance.
In medicine, it may refer to inherited immunity or acquired defenses against specific illnesses.
- immune systemBody's pathogen-fighting network
- vaccinesPreparations conferring immunity
- biocontrol agentsOrganisms managing harmful species
- pest managementControlling harmful organisms
- innate immunityInherited pathogen defense system
genetic diversity · natural selection · survival of the fittest · hygiene practices · antibodies · fighting off · sanitation · drought tolerance · antibiotics · vaccination campaigns · hybridization · plant breeding · genetics · public health education · pest control · tolerant · breeding · robust
- healthhealth, wellness, vitality, fitness, well-being
- survival traitscamouflage, stamina, endurance, resilience, adaptability
- Crop Improvementbreeding, hybridization, gene editing, CRISPR, selective breeding
- immunity typesantibodies, vaccines, natural immunity, herd immunity, innate immunity
- plant traitsthorny, spiny, evergreen, deciduous, flowering
- poultry traitsegg production, egg size, feather color, broodiness, temperament
disease resistancesusceptibility
Liability to influence
vulnerability · immunodeficiency · immune deficiency · immunocompromise · immunosuppression
disease resistancemorbidity
Disease occurrence rate
poor health · frailty · delicacy · infirmity
disease, resistance, diseased, resistant, resisting, resister, nonresistant, resistive, undiseased