asymptomatic
adjective
(of a disease or other medical condition) presenting no symptoms or evidence of illness or abnormality.
asymptomatically
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a word derived from
asymptomatic.
Example Sentences
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Contrast that to COVID, which spreads asymptomatically and can lead to a contagious case in several days, and it’s clear why a more aggressive public health response worked there to reduce case numbers and deaths.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2024
"It is possible the flare is also neurological that these people live asymptomatically because bacteria are hiding out," says Yipp.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2024
The hope was that this mass drug administration would not only cure the ill, but also clear the parasite from those who were asymptomatically infected.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 8, 2022
The stealthy nature of the virus, which can spread asymptomatically, makes it highly likely that the pathogen began to spread many weeks before any of the cases that were identified.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2021
Unlike COVID-19, polio afflicted mostly very young children, who spread it asymptomatically during the summer months through fecal matter due to poor hand hygiene.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2021
