Editing Asymptomatic carrier (section)

===HIV===
{{main|Long-term nonprogressor}}
[[HIV infection]] has a long period during which the person is [[asymptomatic]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Siliciano|first=Robert F.|title=HIV Latency|journal=Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine|year=2011|volume=1|issue=1|pages=a007096|url=http://perspectivesinmedicine.org/content/1/1/a007096.full|publisher=Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press|doi=10.1101/cshperspect.a007096|pmid=22229121|pmc=3234450|access-date=20 August 2013}}</ref> Although the host may not be experiencing symptoms, the virus can still be passed on to others. It is also possible for the infection to become symptomatic after this incubation period. Whether the host is showing symptoms or not, opportunistic infections can take advantage of the weakened immune system and cause further complications.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000682.htm |title=Asymptomatic HIV infection: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia |publisher=Nlm.nih.gov |date=2016-02-02 |access-date=2016-02-14}}</ref>