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
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
“Our cats were infected by a staff person who was asymptomatically infected with the virus or before that person developed symptoms,” Bronx Zoo officials said last year.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2021
