September 7, 2020

Upon infection, a virus multiplies inside the body, and when that person sneezes, coughs, or (in extreme cases) speaks, it has the potential to be released into the person's environment. According to WebMD, this occurrence is called viral shedding.

Knowing how viral shedding happens is beneficial in understanding how COVID-19 spreads, and it helps scientists figure out the point when a person with the coronavirus is the most infectious. Researchers reportedly use terms like “low” and “high” to describe levels of viral shedding.

Based on available scientific data thus far, the novel coronavirus is most contagious when symptoms appear like they are getting worse—this means that viral shedding is high. What's alarming is that some patients appear to already be contagious even before they start showing signs of the virus (otherwise known as being “asymptomatic”).

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