Viral shedding
（重定向自Virus shedding）
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![Generic viral budding.](/Images/godic/202502/20/Budding_of_generic_virus,_pictorial_represent0232.jpg")
![Virus forcing cell to undergo apoptosis to infect macrophages.](/Images/godic/202502/20/Pictorial_rep_of_viral_forced_apop_to_infect_macro0232.JPG")
![Virus leaving via exocytosis.](/Images/godic/202502/20/Pictorial_rep_of_virus_leaving_via_endo0232.JPG")
Viral shedding refers to the expulsion and release of virus progeny following successful reproduction during a host-cell infection. Once replication has been completed and the host cell is exhausted of all resources in making viral progeny, the viruses may begin to leave the cell by several methods.