viral shedding
Expelling infectious particles
Viral shedding is the release of virus particles from an infected person's body, making transmission to others possible.
Someone shedding virus may spread it through respiratory droplets, skin contact, or bodily fluids depending on the pathogen.
Shedding can occur before symptoms appear, during illness, or after apparent recovery: She was still viral shedding days after her fever broke.
- virionSingle viral unit
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- infectivityCapacity to spread disease
- window periodTime before detectability
- airborne transmissionDisease passage through air
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