viremia
noun
vi·re·mia
vī-ˈrē-mē-ə 
: the presence of viruses in the blood compare bacteremia, septicemia
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Then one of those people had to be bitten by GM mosquitoes, even though the vast majority of female mosquitoes would be non-GM, while their viremia (the number of viruses in their blood stream) was high enough (but yet not high enough to cause symptoms).
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Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2016
The monkeys developed none of the classic symptoms such as fever and rashes or showed viremia, the presence of the virus in the bloodstream.
—Brian Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
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Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2016
The monkeys developed none of the classic symptoms such as fever and rashes or showed viremia, the presence of the virus in the bloodstream.
—Brian Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2022
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“Viremia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viremia. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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viremia
noun
vi·re·mia
variants
or chiefly British viraemia
: the presence of viruses in the blood compare bacteremia, septicemia
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