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You seem to be misunderstanding me here. When I say "asymptomatic transmission," I am referring to whether or not a person is displaying/experiencing symptoms a

• brigandish 5y ago
  You're just using a definition that none of the papers I've read use when trying to make a useful distinction. Asymptomatic as a term is distinct from presymptomatic the moment presymptomatic is used, or there would need to be another word for those who remain asymptomatic, and that word is, unsurprisingly, asymptomatic. > Whether the infection itself becomes symptomatic later (which, as you've referenced, the research strongly suggests will happen) is of no relevance to the discussion. What's actually irrelevant is talking about asymptomatic infections - defined as those which do not become symptomatic - as if they do become symptomatic. Again, I'm yet to find a paper that does this. Whether or not an infection is more likely to become symptomatic or not is not relevant here, nor did I make reference to any such likelihood, because it's not relevant. I can't tell if you're quibbling because you don't want to accept a minor correction or because you haven't bothered to read any of the literature.