asymptomatic
adj.adj. describing a person who has a disease but does not show any symptoms. They feel perfectly fine but can still spread the illness to others.
adj. characterised by the absence of symptoms despite the presence of a disease or condition. Often used in medical contexts to describe individuals who are infectious without being aware of their status.
Many people who get the virus are asymptomatic.
Health officials are concerned because asymptomatic carriers can spread the disease without showing any signs of being sick.
The study revealed that a significant percentage of the population remained asymptomatic throughout the incubation period, complicating efforts to trace the virus's spread through traditional symptom-based screening.
PIE word *ḱóm The adjective is derived from a- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + symptomatic. The noun is derived from the adjective.