Curious, do we actually know what % of cases are asymptomatic? And how does that compare to other communicable viruses?
i have done a bit of searching but can’t find much.
Intuitively, doesn’t it seem odd that such a high number of cases are asymptomatic?
We don't know, I don't think we could know, without testing a rep sample of the population with a reliable test. I imagine the term includes people who have mild symptoms and they don't think it's anything. We all have a day sometimes where we don't quite feel good. IF the percentage was say 50%, I'd guess that's close, probably not 70%, but it's possible. Other viruses generally produce symptoms quickly, that is one of the issues with this one. And of course many virii don't produce symptoms in anyone ever. I imagine we are assaulted daily with virii that simply don't infect humans, the ones that are not zoonotic.
This cytokine explosion event is fascinating to me, and unusual apparently.
As for being tested, I don't see the point, for me personally. You can test negative and catch it on the way home from the test, for one thing.
If I were in any sort of medium or high risk environment, I would be tested. And there is some chance of a false positive, or a screw up with the test. I imagine "they" geared up with hastily trained test givers and folks collecting samples and tracking them, I can see ample chance of simple confusion, mislabeling, lost samples, etc.
