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virality

virality

7.0
How easily a virus spreads between people
  • noun
  • /vaɪˈrælɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : viralidad
  • Public health officials are concerned about the high virality of this particular strain.

Examples

  • The virality of the infection made it difficult to contain within the community.

  • Scientists are studying the virality of the new virus to understand its potential impact.

  • The virality of the new meme surprised everyone.

  • Can you explain the concept of virality?

  • Scientists are studying the virality of the new virus to understand its potential impact.

  • The virality of the infection made it difficult to contain within the community.

  • Public health officials are concerned about the high virality of this particular strain.

Synonyms

contagion
vsvirality
  • Specialized
14 6.8

The spread of an infectious disease between people

is about the degree of rapid spread rather than the event or disease itself
infectivity
vsvirality
  • Specialized
1 7.1

How easily a germ or disease spreads and makes people sick

focuses on how quickly agents pass between hosts
transmissibility
vsvirality
  • Specialized
1 7.2

How easily a disease or virus spreads from one person to another

emphasizes how fast agents spread between hosts
contagiousness
vsvirality
1 6.0

How easily a disease spreads from person to person

refers to rapid spread between hosts regardless of contact route
infectiousness
vsvirality
  • Specialized
1 4.1

How easily a disease spreads from person to person

measures how quickly infections move through hosts
spreadability
vsvirality
  • Specialized
6.1

How easily something like a disease or idea moves between people

is limited to fast spread of biological agents between hosts

How Contagious

pandemic
  • Specialized
4.1
epidemic
300 4.6
virality
  • Specialized
7.0

Surface Forms

virality singular
viralities plural

Morphology

virality = viral (transparent) = virus + al + ity

Formed by the adjective 'viral' + '-ity'; the biomedical sense directly follows from 'virus' → 'viral' → 'virality'.

Etymology

Virality comes from the word virus, an old Latin word meaning 'poison' or 'germ', and so virality is the power of a virus to spread quickly between people.