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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs a sub-clinical case of covid19 possible? I wonder.
And I mean this as not just asymptomatic, but not even detectable.
On edit: A subclinical infection sometimes called a preinfection or inapparent infection is an infection that, being subclinical, is nearly or completely asymptomatic. Wikipedia
Hekate
(91,206 posts)Stay safe, Peggy
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,924 posts)I am 76 years old and if I brought it home, my husband would most likely die. He's older than I am and has more health issues.
Losing him would be the end for me.
Hekate
(91,206 posts)So, yeah. >sigh<
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,924 posts)canetoad
(17,229 posts)Is still unknown. It wouldn't be a surprise if such was the case.
You may have heard this, I'm not sure where I read it (maybe DU) but one way to minimise your exposure to the virus is to imagine that you already have it and you are desperate NOT to pass it on to others.
Stay safe Peggy and Mr. Peggy.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,924 posts)Thank you for your kind thoughts, my dear canetoad! We are staying safe.
LeftInTX
(25,928 posts)They tested a homeless shelter in Mass. 146/400 residents tested positive. They were all asymptomatic.
Yes, Yes, Yes....
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,924 posts)I am surprised at how many were asymptomatic, however.
Amishman
(5,563 posts)not saying safe overall, but maybe not as bad as we think?
We have no good options for how to move forward, its finding the least awful path.
JCMach1
(27,593 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,924 posts)At least, not at first. Allergies don't normally end up as pneumonia.
ProfessorGAC
(65,580 posts)...posted here that said runny nose & sneezing were not CV symptoms.
So allergy sufferers with those 2 conditions would have some assurance it's not CV.
I don't have allergies, aside from the normal sneeze a couple times when it's windy in the spring. So, I don't know what other symptoms allergy sufferers would have that pair with CV.
Do allergy sufferers get the heavy chest or shortness of breath? If they don't they probably do have some reasonable way to be assured.
I think the bigger issue is asymptomatic conditions. How would a carrier know if they're feeling nothing?
JCMach1
(27,593 posts)I have found that chart useful. But hell, it probably needs updating as well.
ProfessorGAC
(65,580 posts)The runny nose at 5% contradicts what I read earlier. So, I got new info.
But, neither references sneezing. So I think it's safe to say that not a red flag, and likely means that CV is not a cause of that.
Which is also good since sneezing projects droplets much farther than coughing.
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