MelroseHawkins
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Whatever your interpretation of a word is:
The problem remains whether or not you prefer to use False Negative which the medical profession says is 25-35% of the patients tested. Those who are infected and spreading the disease before the test and after the test which might show that the patient does not have Corvid-19. That is a serious problem no matter which word/words you would use to describe the situation. Right now, I don't really have the time or patience to discuss semantics.
Georgia Governor, Brian Kemp, while announcing a statewide stay-at-home order, said Wednesday, that he only recently became aware the coronavirus could be spread by asymptomatic people.
It's Estimated 1 in 4 Coronavirus Carriers Could Be Asymptomatic. Here's What We Know
AYLIN WOODWARD, BUSINESS INSIDER
3 APRIL 2020
At least one-third of the world is under some type of lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, as governments urge social distancing to stymie the virus' spread.
That's because the COVID-19 virus is insidious.
"There's significant transmission by people not showing symptoms," Stephen Morse, an epidemiologist at Columbia University, told Business Insider.
According to Robert Redfield, the director of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, 25 percent of people infected with the new coronavirus don't present any symptoms or fall ill but can still transmit the illness to others.
Redfield on Tuesday told NPR that "we have pretty much confirmed" that "a significant number of individuals that are infected actually remain asymptomatic."
These asymptomatic carriers, Redfield added, are most likely contributing to the rapid spread of the coronavirus worldwide – the number of confirmed cases passed 1 million this week – and making it challenging for experts to assess the true extent of the pandemic.
https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s...ut-those-who-can-pass-corona-without-symptoms
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Dude, you completely didn't understand what they are describing when they are using the term asymptomatic. You were using it in the wrong context. I've worked in a field that has dealt with asymptomatic Pt's for damn near 28 years.
You said a Pt is asymptomatic when they have the virus but test negative. That is not correct. That is a false negative. It's not about using different terms. It's about applying the right term to the correct situation.
Asymptomatic is when a Pt is positive but does not show signs/symptoms for a period of time. They would test positive if tested. It is usually describing the incubation period. The incubation period is the asymptomatic period from the time of first exposure to the virus to when first symptoms show.
It's not semantics, it's using the correct term to explain the situation. False negative (a scientific description of a test result) and asymptomatic are not synonymous. It's not just semantics.
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