Asymptomatic Transmission and the Infection Fatality Risk for COVID-19: Implications for School Reopening | Zendy

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Asymptomatic Transmission and the Infection Fatality Risk for COVID-19: Implications for School Reopening

Author(s) -

Sten H. Vermund,

Virginia E. Pitzer

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciaa855

Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , case fatality rate , confusion , transmission (telecommunications) , covid-19 , pandemic , disease , coronavirus , virology , intensive care medicine , immunology , epidemiology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , electrical engineering , engineering , psychology , psychoanalysis

Asymptomatic infection occurs for numerous respiratory viral diseases, including influenza and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We seek to clarify confusion in 3 areas: age-specific risks of transmission and/or disease; various definitions for the COVID-19 “mortality rate,” each useful for specific purposes; and implications for student return strategies from preschool through university settings.

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