Role of asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic infections in covid-19 pandemic
Wenjing Gao, Jun Lv, Yuanjie Pang, Liming Li
Abstract
Pre-symptomatic infection Pre-symptomatic cases are those in which infection is detected before the person develops symptoms. Pre-symptomatic transmission is defined as transmission that occurs during the pre-symptomatic phase of the viral incubation period.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicOutbreakAsymptomatic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)BetacoronavirusMedicineVirologyCoronavirus InfectionsIntensive care medicinePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies