"Virus Shedding" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The expelling of virus particles from the body. Important routes include the respiratory tract, genital tract, and intestinal tract. Virus shedding is an important means of vertical transmission (INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL).
| Descriptor ID |
D017201
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.925
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| Concept/Terms |
Virus Shedding- Virus Shedding
- Shedding, Virus
- Sheddings, Virus
- Virus Sheddings
- Viral Shedding
- Shedding, Viral
- Sheddings, Viral
- Viral Sheddings
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| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Virus Shedding" by people in Profiles.
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SARS-CoV-2 Viral Shedding and Rapid Antigen Test Performance - Respiratory Virus Transmission Network, November 2022-May 2023. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024 Apr 25; 73(16):365-371.