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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => COVID-19 => Topic started by: melaniejs on 09/04/2020 17:24:43

Title: If a single viral particle can multiply in the body, how cells make someone sick
Post by: melaniejs on 09/04/2020 17:24:43

Liel has a question about "viral load":

If a single viral particle can invade a host cell and cause it to produce thousands of new particles that go on to invade further cells, why does it require a greater quantity (I've heard 20 or so for the SARS-CoV-2 virus) to make someone sick?

Anyone here knows?

Title: Re: If a single viral particle can multiply in the body, how cells make someone sick
Post by: set fair on 09/04/2020 19:23:11

I think you mean innoculum rather than viral load.