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Editor's note
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One of the things that’s so frustrating about covering the coronavirus pandemic is how much we just don’t know. As scientists work overtime to fill in all these knowledge gaps, the rest of us are left wondering. That’s why I was happy that University of Virginia infectious disease specialist William Petri agreed to round up what studies so far suggest about asymptomatic coronavirus. How can you catch a virus, spread it and fight it off, all without knowing you’d been infected?
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Maggie Villiger
Senior Science + Technology Editor
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Top story
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Even if you’re feeling fine, you might be infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
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William Petri, University of Virginia
Your body can be infected and fight off SARS-CoV-2 without your ever noticing.
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Economy + Business
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Maria K. Watson, Texas A&M University
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Jason Judd, Cornell University; Sarosh Kuruvilla, Cornell University
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Science + Technology
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Johannes Becker, Boston University; David Starobinski, Boston University
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Michael Lam, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Politics + Society
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Karen Jacobsen, Tufts University; Charles Simpson, Tufts University
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Stanley Dubinsky, University of South Carolina; Kaitlyn E. Smith, University of South Carolina; Michael Gavin, University of South Carolina
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Environment + Energy
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Mark Abkowitz, Vanderbilt University
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Neil Carter, University of Michigan
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Health + Medicine
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Nicole Marrone, University of Arizona
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