Based on the title, my first question was "If they are asymptomatic why are they coughing?" I know there are many reasons you can cough, (acid reflux, allergies, etc) but this still seems that if its detectable its not 100% asymptomatic. Im splitting hairs(possibley wrong?), yes, but to me asymptomatic means its completely passive
I had the same thought, but I think it still counts as asymptomatic. Symptomatic and detectable are two different things.
For example, it's possible to have early stage breast cancer or colon cancer but have no symptoms (yet). Which is why they do screenings to catch these early.
Asymptomatic doesn’t mean unaffected. It means there are no symptoms the patient is aware of and presents with. A large fraction of the asymptomatic cases on the Diamond Princess had pneumomia.
