When screening for COVID-19 or any other infection using existing diagnostic tests, is it possible to detect Latently infected individual? If so, how different are the chances of detection in Latently infected compared to Infectious individuals and what other factors besides viral load and test sensitivity could influence detection chances? Thanks!
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Good Evening, If the disease is chronic with long lead time and length time with less fatality will influence the screening . Length time and lead time bias with increased apparent survival for the diseases with long latent period is a known entity.