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Asymptomatic means the person had no symptoms at the time of the test, and possibly never developed symptoms. They could also have been presymptomatic, in which
by nkohari 7y ago
Asymptomatic means the person had no symptoms at the time of the test, and possibly never developed symptoms. They could also have been presymptomatic, in which case they subsequently developed symptoms after the test. This study didn't do any follow-ups to differentiate.
- LatteLazy 7y ago>presymptomatic That makes sense and that's a useful word, thanks! I've heard it takes about a week before you get symptoms and then they last for 2 days on average. So even if everyone developed symptoms only 22% of people with the disease would have symptoms on a given day...