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How common is it for people with covid-19 to have no symptoms at all? do i have a higher chance of contracting covid from an asymptomatic person or a symptomatic person?
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Common: We are discovering through testing that many people have had the virus with no symptoms and it is felt that these people can transmit the virus. One would think that a symptomatic person would more readily transmit the infection through shedding more virus particles through breathing, sneezing,coughing while they have active symptoms.
Answered 4/28/2020
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Probably symptomatic: People are most likely to transmit the virus when their viral load is high.
Answered 5/13/2020
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