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viral load
[ vahy-ruhl lohd ]
noun
, Pathology.
- the amount or concentration of a virus in a given quantity of blood, saliva, mucus, or other bodily fluid, often expressed as the number of viral particles per milliliter of the fluid: The droplets from a flu-infected person’s sneeze leave their viral load on whatever surface they land on.
When HIV treatment is effective, the viral load in the blood becomes undetectable.
The droplets from a flu-infected person’s sneeze leave their viral load on whatever surface they land on.
viral load
/ vī′rəl /
- The concentration of a virus, such as HIV, in the blood.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of viral load1
First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences
Viral load can be reduced to undetectable levels, but it never goes away.
From The Daily Beast
The low viral load was a very unusual but not unheard-of finding, meaning we may never know the truth.
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