How to Use asymptomatic in a Sentence

asymptomatic

adjective
  • More than 85% of those who’ve caught the virus are asymptomatic.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Most of the time, the CDC says, cases are mild or even asymptomatic.
    Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
  • If asymptomatic on the sixth day, return to school while wearing a mask for the next five days.
    The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The virus was found in the blood of a third, asymptomatic person, the state health department said.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Pyle said the intent of the merger of the two units was to put all asymptomatic veterans in the dining room.
    Tonya Alanez, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2023
  • The one that is hard to assess is the risk of asymptomatic infection.
    Colleen De Bellefonds, SELF, 23 July 2021
  • The mayor of Taoyuan said on Monday that 694 cases were found at the plant, most of which were asymptomatic.
    Jonathan Cheng, WSJ, 25 Apr. 2022
  • Kids with the virus also can pass it on to others even if asymptomatic.
    Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com, 7 May 2021
  • The catch is that asymptomatic cows also can be infected with the virus.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2024
  • The couple's two daughters were on the mend faster than their mother, while Righton was asymptomatic the whole time.
    Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The aim would be to detect patients with asymptomatic ARIA.
    Jen Christensen, CNN, 10 June 2024
  • The study did not measure the rate of asymptomatic virus infections.
    Arkansas Online, 29 July 2021
  • In the case of the gorillas, the park confirmed that a keeper with an asymptomatic infection was the most likely source of the virus.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2021
  • More than a quarter of those screened were found to have heart valve disease, though most cases were mild and asymptomatic.
    Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Many said there needs to be testing of asymptomatic cows, as well as those showing signs of illness.
    Andrew Joseph, STAT, 26 June 2024
  • The long Covid cohort and the asymptomatic matched control cohort may have had the same readings four months in, but at eight months the two began to come apart.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Six of the Odyssey crew members are asymptomatic, while the other two have mild symptoms, Mr. Bayley said.
    Dave Sebastian, WSJ, 16 June 2021
  • All of the infected animals on the three farms were asymptomatic.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Keep in mind perhaps one-third of cases are asymptomatic.
    wsj.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • These asymptomatic cases used to account for the bulk of the country’s official caseload.
    Nectar Gan, CNN, 19 Dec. 2022
  • But the joint report notes that all of the cases reported in the US and Europe in recent years have been asymptomatic or mild.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
  • In both cases, I was exposed while dining with the infected person, who may have been asymptomatic at the time of the meal.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
  • In some instances the infection may be asymptomatic in children under the age of six.
    Joel Umanzor, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Your asymptomatic or mild case could also lead you to infect others who might not be so lucky.
    Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2021
  • In most of those cases, people who inhale the spores are asymptomatic or do not seek treatment.
    Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Add that most of the early STD infections are asymptomatic.
    Judy Stone, Forbes, 6 July 2022
  • It’s thought that a large proportion of cases are still asymptomatic.
    Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2022
  • More than half of people who contract dengue, a viral fever, are asymptomatic.
    Randi Richardson, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • In children younger than six, the infection may be asymptomatic.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 6 June 2022
  • If the dog is asymptomatic, vets might induce vomiting.
    Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2024

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