The viral plot thickens...
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Seems weird because there is (was?) data suggesting higher initial viral load made it worse.
But maybe that just among the symptomatic. Maybe the truly asymptomatic just have some trait that makes them bullet proof, regardless of viral load.
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Seems weird because there is (was?) data suggesting higher initial viral load made it worse.
But maybe that just among the symptomatic. Maybe the truly asymptomatic just have some trait that makes them bullet proof, regardless of viral load.
@jon-nyc said in The viral plot thickens...:
Seems weird because there is (was?) data suggesting higher initial viral load made it worse.
In what sense is this weird, then? I have only read the Twitter summary and not the paper, but at least judging only from the Tweet I see no justification for your statement.
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@jon-nyc said in The viral plot thickens...:
Seems weird because there is (was?) data suggesting higher initial viral load made it worse.
In what sense is this weird, then? I have only read the Twitter summary and not the paper, but at least judging only from the Tweet I see no justification for your statement.
@Klaus said in The viral plot thickens...:
@jon-nyc said in The viral plot thickens...:
Seems weird because there is (was?) data suggesting higher initial viral load made it worse.
In what sense is this weird, then? I have only read the Twitter summary and not the paper, but at least judging only from the Tweet I see no justification for your statement.
In viruses that I am familiar with, such as HIV, viral load can be directly correlated with severity of symptoms.
That's the disconnect...
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It’s weird that both of these are (seem to be) true:
1] Initial viral load correlates with disease severity
2) No difference in viral load between symptomatic and asymptomatic cases -
It’s weird that both of these are (seem to be) true:
1] Initial viral load correlates with disease severity
2) No difference in viral load between symptomatic and asymptomatic cases@jon-nyc said in The viral plot thickens...:
It’s weird that both of these are (seem to be) true:
1] Initial viral load correlates with disease severity
2) No difference in viral load between symptomatic and asymptomatic casesBut the load as measured in 2) is not initial, or is it? So where is the weirdness?
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@jon-nyc said in The viral plot thickens...:
It’s weird that both of these are (seem to be) true:
1] Initial viral load correlates with disease severity
2) No difference in viral load between symptomatic and asymptomatic casesBut the load as measured in 2) is not initial, or is it? So where is the weirdness?
@Klaus said in The viral plot thickens...:
@jon-nyc said in The viral plot thickens...:
It’s weird that both of these are (seem to be) true:
1] Initial viral load correlates with disease severity
2) No difference in viral load between symptomatic and asymptomatic casesBut the load as measured in 2) is not initial, or is it? So where is the weirdness?
Why would you have a high viral load in an asymptomatic patient?
