Editing Asymptomatic (section)

==Importance==
Knowing that a condition is asymptomatic is important because:
* It may be contagious, and the contribution of asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic infections to the transmission level of a disease helps set the required control measures to keep it from spreading.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Buitrago-Garcia|first1=Diana|last2=Egli-Gany|first2=Dianne|last3=Counotte|first3=Michel J.|last4=Hossmann|first4=Stefanie|last5=Imeri|first5=Hira|last6=Ipekci|first6=Aziz Mert|last7=Salanti|first7=Georgia|last8=Low|first8=Nicola|date=2020-09-22|title=Occurrence and transmission potential of asymptomatic and presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections: A living systematic review and meta-analysis|journal=PLOS Medicine|language=en|volume=17|issue=9|pages=e1003346|doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003346|pmid=32960881|pmc=7508369|issn=1549-1676|doi-access=free}}</ref>
* It is not required that a person undergo treatment. It does not cause later medical problems such as [[Hypertension|high blood pressure]] and [[Hyperlipidemia|hyperlipidaemia]].<ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.7861/clinmedicine.1-3-230 | last1 = Tattersall | first1 = R | title = Diseases the doctor (or autoanalyser) says you have got | journal = [[Clinical Medicine (journal)|Clinical Medicine]] |location= London | volume = 1 | issue = 3 | pages = 230–3 | year = 2001 | pmid = 11446622| pmc = 4951914 }}</ref>
* Be alert to possible problems: asymptomatic [[hypothyroidism]] makes a person vulnerable to [[Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome]] or [[Thiamine deficiency|beri-beri]] following [[Intravenous therapy|intravenous]] glucose.<ref>{{Cite journal
| doi = 10.1007/BF02938260
| last1 = Watson | first1 = A. J.
| last2 = Walker | first2 = J. F.
| last3 = Tomkin | first3 = G. H.
| last4 = Finn | first4 = M. M.
| last5 = Keogh | first5 = J. A.
| title = Acute Wernickes encephalopathy precipitated by glucose loading
| journal = Irish Journal of Medical Science
| volume = 150
| issue = 10
| pages = 301–303
| year = 1981
| pmid = 7319764
| s2cid = 23063090 }}</ref>
* For some conditions, treatment during the asymptomatic phase is vital. If one waits until symptoms develop, it is too late for survival or to prevent damage.