Sentence examples for insidious course of from inspiring English sources

Due to the number of people affected as well as the slow and insidious course of the disease, AD has a high financial and social burden of care1.

The high prevalence of the virus, the insidious course of the disease and the poor prognosis for long-term persistent infection make this pathogen a serious medical and socioeconomical problem.

Neoplasms usually present with an insidious course of worsening neurological deficits or new onset seizures; however, in the extreme case of herniation or significant mass effect, the patient may arrive comatose, and imaging will play an important role in treatment decision.

The particular strengths and insights gained from this investigation include the long follow-up duration and large sample size, which is specifically important in IgAN research because of the insidious course of this disease.

In addition, the duration of our experiment mimics approximately 4 5 years in human disease and it is known that CKD-MBD has an insidious course of many years.

Persistence of viremia with diversification of viral genomes is a hallmark of chronic HCV infection [9], while insidious course with variable presentation and progression is a hallmark of the associated hepatitis C disease [3].

Although the prevalence of COPD is increasing, the true burden of the condition is underestimated because COPD runs an insidious course and often results in an undiagnosed initial phase [ 2].

Liver disease can follow an insidious course, with transaminases often being normal or minimally elevated, making them an unreliable indicator of liver injury.

Four symbolic illness narratives, named by the researchers, represent the categories: Struck by lightning (external source, sudden course), Nagging darkness (external source, insidious course), Blackout (internal source, sudden course), and Slowly suffocating (internal source, insidious course).

Also in contrast to stroke and trauma, the onset of mental and addictive disorders is usually insidious; the course of illness tends to be chronic or recurring/episodic; recovery in most of these disorders is slow when present; and relapse rates are high, with each episode of illness increasing the likelihood of future episodes (Patten, 2008; Robinson and Berridge, 2008).

And that is a pretty insidious form of politicisation".