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viral
noun
A video, image or text spread by "word of mouth" on the internet or by e-mail for humorous, political or marketing purposes.
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The video went viral.
It went viral.
The Lad Bible has become something of an underground viral phenomenon, claiming more than 17 million followers across its brands on social media such as Facebook.
While the actions of authorities may have saved lives, the name of Amoy Gardens is now synonymous with one of the worst viral outbreaks of recent times – and proof, if we needed it, that excellent healthcare and proper surveillance are vital in protecting cities even as they become more interconnected and vulnerable than ever before.
Viral allegations of discrimination on a United Airlines flight last week have led the company to take action against the accused flight attendant.
Scott Borchetta, the man who helped create Swift's empire, recently signed Maddie & Tae, a cheeky duo of teenagers that reached No 1 last year with their viral protest tune Girl in a Country Song, which criticized country music's treatment of women.
Polio, a highly contagious viral disease that causes lifelong paralysis or even death, has been the target of massive education and child vaccination campaigns in several countries.
Scarlett-Rose Davis, an Australian toddler, made headlines when the video of her undergoing the challenge went viral for her vigorous use of expletives.
Stories of Twitter cascades and viral news are skewed by concentrating on the tiny proportion of success stories, while audiences of mere handfuls greet millions of hopeful uploaders on to YouTube, SoundCloud and Kindle (most self-published ebooks sell fewer than 100 copies).
There's a particular family of genes called APOBEC3 which produces antiretroviral enzymes, one of the body's main defences against viral infection.
It could certainly discover viral infections that are serious and that a patient didn't know they had," he said.
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