Gene link behind asymptomatic Covid-19 identified
June 06, 2021 16:24 ISTA team of scientists has identified a genetic link explaining why some people who catch Covid-19 don't become sick.
A team of scientists has identified a genetic link explaining why some people who catch Covid-19 don't become sick.
The threat of double and now a triple-mutant Indian strain, along with the deadly UK variant, are believed to be behind the latest surge across the country.
The second differentiator is that many more of the cases testing positive are asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, resulting in relatively low rates of hospitalisation and mortality.
Flight crew members who are asymptomatic but test positive for COVID-19 need to undergo home isolation for 10 days and once it is over, they can be declared fit for flying again by their medical supervisor, according to aviation regulator DGCA.
While most people infected with the novel coronavirus actively shed the pathogen for about eight days, scientists have reported an unusual case of a blood cancer patient who carried the virus for about 105 days, "and remained infectious for at least 70," without experiencing any symptoms the entire time.
Now, asymptomatic COVID-19 patients can be distinguished from healthy individuals as scientists claim they have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that shows the results on an app that can be downloaded on smartphones.
A recent study revealed that females are able to clear asymptomatic malaria infections at a faster rate than their male counterparts. The study was published in eLife.
Most people who are infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, that causes COVID-19, are not asymptomatic throughout the course of infection, a review of studies carried early in the pandemic suggests.
As much as 45 per cent of people infected by the novel coronavirus behind the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic never show symptoms of the disease, according to a review of studies which suggests that the virus may silently damage the bodies of these asymptotic individuals.
All asymptomatic passengers who enter in Delhi shall home quarantine themselves for seven days, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority said on Wednesday.
At least 28 per cent of 40,184 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 between January 22 and April 30 in India were asymptomatic, a study found, raising concerns about the novel coronavirus being spread by those who show mild or no symptoms. At least 28 per cent of 40,184 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 between January 22 and April 30 in India were asymptomatic, a study found, raising concerns about the novel coronavirus being spread by those who show mild or no symptoms.
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B)-led a multi-institute the research team has developed a new testing protocol that can detect asymptomatic patients infected with the coronavirus.
The Health minister of Delhi, Satyendar Jain said that according to new protocol, 'asymptomatic' patients of COVID-19 do not have to go to hospital, and can be treated in home isolation.
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