Asymptomatic HIV infectionDefinition:
Asymptomatic HIV infection is a phase during
chronic infection with
HIV (human immuno
deficiency virus) during which there are no symptoms of
HIV infection.
Full article >>>Asymptomatic HIV infection is, by definition, characterized by the absence of symptoms associated with
HIV, such as
fevers,
weight loss,
oral thrush, or any opportunistic
infections (such as
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia,
cytomegalovirus, ...
Full article >>>Asymptomatic conditions
Definition:
Asymptomatic means there are no symptoms. A person is
asymptomatic if an illness or condition is present without recognizable symptoms.
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Full article >>>Asymptomatic neurosyphilis precedes
symptomatic syphilis and is present in 15% of those with latent (hidden)
syphilis. In this case, abnormalities may be present in the cerebrospinal fluid, but no symptoms are present.
Full article >>>Asymptomatic inflammatory
prostatitis is the
diagnosis when the patient does not complain of
pain or discomfort but has
infection-fighting cells in his
semen.
Full article >>>ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTIONMost persons with
amebiasis have no noticeable symptoms.
Full article >>>asymptomatic (A)
symptomatic (B)
For example, stage IIIB is
disease that is
symptomatic, involves
lymph node regions or structures on both sides of the body, and is further classified depending on the
organs and areas involved.
Full article >>>Asymptomatic patients can be monitored for evidence of
disease progression without immediate need for
chemotherapy.
Full article >>>ASYMPTOMATIC: Without symptoms. In
HIV/
AIDS literature, this term is often used to describe someone who has a positive reaction to one of several tests for
HIV antibodies but who shows no clinical symptoms of the
disease.
Full article >>>ACAS
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Full article >>>Even during the
asymptomatic period, the
virus is actively
multiplying, infecting, and killing cells of the
immune system.
Full article >>>Lyme disease may be
asymptomatic or may produce symptoms that develop in three stages.
Full article >>>Asymptomatic Infection without symptoms. Someone who is
asymptomatic has antibodies (for example, to
HIV) but does not have any visible signs or symptoms (example, of
HIV infection).
Chronic Long-lasting and severe, opposite of
Acute.
Full article >>>It is the most commonly
diagnosed cause of infectious
vaginal discharge; in as many as 60% of cases, the woman is
asymptomatic.
Full article >>>These patients are sometimes called
antibody-negative
asymptomatic (without symptoms)
carriers, because they do not have any symptoms of
AIDS and there is no detectable quantity of
antibody in the
blood serum.
Full article >>>LEONARD STERN, MD: The body is remarkably resilient, and you could be largely
asymptomatic with loss of as much as 85% to 90% of
kidney function, but when you reach about 10% of
kidney function, you begin to get symptoms.
Full article >>>Women are often
asymptomatic, but may have a
vaginal discharge or burning sensation on
urination; men may have a discharge from the
penis and
pain on
urination. Examination of the discharge reveals the presence of the
bacteria.
Full article >>>A 1987 study involving routine examination of
asymptomatic (that is, no symptoms) boxers found angle recession in 19%, with 8% having angle recession in both
eyes.
Worldwide, the
incidence of
eye trauma is similar to that found in the United States.
Full article >>>This condition, known as
asymptomatic inflammatory
prostatitis, may be
diagnosed when men are evaluated for other urological conditions such as
prostate cancer or
infertility.
Full article >>> Normally, this condition is
asymptomatic (the person with bipartite
patella is not affected by it), but sometimes a blow to this type of
patella disrupts the two parts" of the
patella, causing symptoms similar to a
fracture.
Full article >>>Reye's
syndrome may be a metabolic condition — one without symptoms (
asymptomatic) — that's unmasked by
viral illnesses. Reye's
syndrome occurs most commonly in children between the ages of 4 and 12.
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Full article >>>Mitral valve prolapse is often an
asymptomatic condition but it may be marked by
mitral regurgitation with symptoms (as
chest pain,
fatigue,
dizziness,
dyspnea, or
palpitations) with a tendency in some cases to
endocarditis or ventricular ...
Full article >>>ENTEROVIRUS - A Picorna
virus, small, single-stranded RNA
virus that can survive in sewage and chlorinated water with
organic debris.
Asymptomatic infection common.
Epidemics of
gastroenteritis are common in summer and fall.
Full article >>>asymptomatic carotid stenosis, or narrowing of one of the arteries in the neck
sickle cell anemia, a
blood disorder that forms abnormal red
blood cells
high cholesterol levels in the
blood, including total
cholesterol and
LDL or "bad
cholesterol.
Full article >>>The
disease can be spread by people who do not have any symptoms and may not know they carry the
virus. These people are called
asymptomatic carriers.
What are the symptoms?
Full article >>>The
rash is often
asymptomatic, but can be itchy -- as in your case. The
rash follows the cleavage lines of the
skin and has a Christmas Tree" appearance down the back.
Full article >>>an affected daughter (although the risk is less than one per cent) is possible. Testing of babies with suspected
Rett syndrome will
lead to earlier
diagnosis and may also be offered to sisters of girls with RS to check whether they are
asymptomatic ...
Full article >>>two copies of the
gene responsible for a
hemoglobin abnormalityone from each parent. Individuals with only one copy of the
gene have a much milder form of the
disease called
thalassemia minor or
thalassemia trait and are usually
asymptomatic and ...
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