asymptomatic carrier
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asymptomatic
adjective
uk/ˌeɪ.sɪmp.təˈmæt.ɪk/us/ˌeɪ.sɪmp.təˈmæt̬.ɪk/
medicalspecialized
showing no symptoms of a ...
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carrier
noun[C]
uk/ˈkær.i.ər/us/ˈker.i.ɚ/
a person or thing that ...
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(Definition ofasymptomaticandcarrierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Most infected infants develop anasymptomaticcarrierstate.
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Asymptomaticcarrierfish and contaminated water provide reservoirs for disease.
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Invasive disease is a rare outcome of infection and asymptomatic carriers are responsible for most transmission of these organisms.
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The offspring of asymptomatic carriers may be more severely affected.
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Three of the children in the family, younger than 5 years, were found to be asymptomatic carriers.
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Interestingly, however, the increased infectiousness of asymptomatic carriers could not simply be explained by parasite density.
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It is highly infectious (5), and can spread rapidly in the population through asymptomatic carriers.
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The preclusion of epizoological risks, such as the emergence of asymptomatic carriers of wild rabies virus, is also of major importance.
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A subclinically infected person is thus anasymptomaticcarrierof a microbe, intestinal parasite, or virus that usually is a pathogen causing illness, at least in some individuals.
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In the long run, such protective factors will be of primary interest, although it is not yet possible to identify asymptomatic carriers of the schizophrenia genotype.
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Migratory waterfowl are a major factor in the spread of this disease as they are often asymptomatic carriers of disease.
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Some records show whether the isolates were obtained from symptomatic or asymptomatic carriers.
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Genetic testing can identify individuals who themselves are asymptomatic carriers, but whose children may be at risk.
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Multiplications have been found in asymptomatic carriers, which indicate that penetrance is incomplete or age-dependent.
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However, treated birds must be kept in captivity and isolation for a long time period because birds may become asymptomatic carriers.
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Many of these animals recover from the disease and become asymptomatic carriers.
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Seeds which have been invaded by a high number of bacteria are sometimes deformed and necrotic, but assays have shown a high percentage of infected seeds are asymptomatic carriers.
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