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Covid 19 related doubt
How to identify asymptomatic patients?
How can a person self analysis if they have corona or not in case of asymptomatic category?
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Only way to identify corona positive asymptomatic person is by doing throat swab RT-PCR test.
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Dr. Mohammed Zaid
General Physician
14 yrs exp
Chennai
Asymptomatic literally means without any symptoms. Or basically feeling normal. So, the only way such people can be ID'd is by taking Nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swab and sending it for RT PCR. To know if they might have been infected earlier, can do the Ag/Ab test.
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Dr. Lakin Vira
General Surgeon
14 yrs exp
Mumbai
Only test can identify, nothing else.
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Dr. Soudip Saha
General Physician
5 yrs exp
South 24 Parganas
Without symptom there is only one option SWAB TEST FOR COVID19.
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