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# viral

«viral» in Mova's school dictionary: **caused by a virus: «a viral infection»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (viral)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Viral means caused by a virus: «a viral infection». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viral/#m1)

2) If something online goes viral, it spreads very fast as huge numbers of people share it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viral/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons, viral illnesses such as colds and flu are caused by viruses; antibiotics do not work on them, while washing hands and vaccines help stop them spreading. In media and online safety lessons, «going viral» means a video, picture or post spreads to millions of people — which shows why you should think before posting, because you can't take it back, and why viral stories may be fake. Phrases: «go viral», «a viral video», «viral infection».

### examples

- He has a viral infection, not a bacterial one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viral/#x1)
- Antibiotics don't cure viral illnesses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viral/#x2)
- The cat video went viral. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viral/#x3)
- A viral post can spread to millions in a day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viral/#x4)
- Check the facts before sharing a viral story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viral/#x5)
- Flu is a viral disease. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viral/#x6)
- Once something goes viral, you can't delete it from everywhere. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viral/#x7)

### note

From «virus» (plural viruses). Trap: antibiotics kill bacteria, not viruses. «Viral» online does not mean true — viral rumours and fake news spread fast.

### In the corpora

- [Many viral pictures are fake or edited, so check who posted them first before sharing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/12-keep-yourself-private-and-voices-that-lie/17/)
- [Giving to known charities, with a grown-up, is safer than giving to a viral plea from a stranger.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/16-secrets-scams-telling/7/)
- [Falling is part of learning to dance, and many viral videos took the dancer dozens of tries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet/8/)
- [Viral dances are made by real people, often young creators, and naming them when you copy their dance is fair.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/29-dance-from-tiktok-dances-to-ballet/15/)
- [Such viral scares are usually hoaxes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/202-rumours-and-gossip/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «viral» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/viral/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.