Study: Yes, Half of Coronavirus Carriers Show No Symptoms

NEOSCOPE ^ | 26 Mar, 2020 | Foster Kamer

[MtnClimber]

Probably not a good sampling of demographic groups, but an interesting data point. The fatality rate is probably much lower than reported.

[Track9]

Or the test shows lots of false positives.

[Paladin2]

"half of everyone testing positive for the coronavirus will show absolutely no symptoms. "

Interesting given that in the US there is no testing without severe symptoms.

CDC dead on their collective butt.

[MtnClimber]

Here is the article I read about the Iceland data. Does not answer many questions.

[Paladin2]

"They’ve nearly tested 3.4 percent of the entire country "

And our Country has tested what fraction again?

[SamAdams76]

This is a concern. Obviously those showing the symptoms are quarantining themselves and getting medical attention. But those who show no symptoms can be inadvertently spreading it around to others.

[MtnClimber]

CDC has an agenda so they should be considered a biased source.

[Paladin2]

“...we’ve tested 432,655 of our 327 million citizens, or just a tenth of one percent of our country’s population). Iceland currently claims to have tested more citizens per capita] than any other country in the world.”

[wastoute]

Size of the inoculuum could be a significant factor in the severity of the disease.

[freebird5850]

For the last 2 weeks I get a fever spike of 102.3 around 10am then it calms down. Appetite normal but some lower gastro due to taking 500mg of azrithomyasan for last 4 days.

[DarthVader]

They do show no symptoms and can carry it to those who are vulnerable with whom it will be fatal.

[MtnClimber]

I agree that those with no symptoms are a threat to spread the virus. I do not know if there were tests to see if positive results eventually showed symptoms.

[CodeToad]

People act like every sick person is known and has been tested. They quote number like gospel.

Fact is, the CDC could be right that 45+ million have already been infected, some got sick, and the infection rate and death rate is very, very low.

[a fool in paradise]

>>Or the test shows lots of false positives.

to spread as widely as it has, many people have a mild cases with little to no symptoms.

[TnTnTn]

Sort of good news bad news.....seems like near everyone will be exposed eventually but 1/2 will not show any illness...

[MtnClimber]

Good point. What I was thinking too.

[RubyR]

I think the more important test right now is a test to see who has the antibodies and hence probably already had it and recovered / never showed symptoms.

I would love to know if I had it. There's a good chance my husband and I both had it 2 weeks ago and just had mild symptoms (my husband had a direct exposure to a symptomatic person). Our two teenage sons have experienced even milder or no symptoms.

[ScottfromNJ]

“HALF OF CORONAVIRUS CARRIERS SHOW NO SYMPTOMS”

That’s probably the case with most viruses, including some of the the most severe historical pandemics. Not really a startling revelation.

[BenLurkin]

Okay, but are the asymptomatic people spreading the virus?