viral load

American  

[vahy-ruhl lohd] / ˈvaɪ rəl ˈloʊd /

noun

Pathology.

1. 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.

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viral load Scientific  

/ vī′rəl /

1. The concentration of a virus, such as HIV, in the blood.

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Etymology

Origin of viral load

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

“Ultimately, if there is no HIV treatment available for pregnant women, their viral load will go up, and there is an increased risk again that they will transfer the virus to their infants,” Giphart, a medical doctor and public health expert, told Salon.

From Salon

Yet the 1.2 million people in the U.S. who are already living with HIV, who reach an undetectable viral load, can live long, productive lives in the American workforce and as thriving members of their communities.

From Salon

"I'm moving in the dark, in the darkness. I don't know whether my viral load is suppressed. I'm traumatised."

From BBC

Further testing suggested she had a high viral load of a novel influenza A infection, which researchers eventually discovered to be avian flu caused by the H5N1 virus.

From Salon

Further testing suggested she had a high viral load of a novel influenza A infection, which researchers discovered to be the H5N1 avian flu.

From Salon