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Silent Killer

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Silent Killer
A popular term for any condition that may progress to very advanced stages before manifesting itself clinically
Examples Lifestyle disease—e.g., atherosclerosis, hypertension— certain cancers—e.g., colorectal, ovarian
silent killer
Silent lesion Medtalk Popular for a condition that may progress to very advanced stages before manifesting itself clinically
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IT IS ironic that the Daily Post of July 29 carried the headline 'City ring road residents dicing with early death' and warned that air pollution caused by excessive road traffic was a silent killer, while on another page your columnist, Tony McDonough, was complaining that too much cash had been spent on Merseytravel's proposed Line One.
What price health? LETTERS to the EDITOR by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The RSA fears driver fatigue is a silent killer which could have claimed the lives of 350 people over the last three years.
DRIVERS GET 'STAY AWAKE' WARNING by The Mirror (London, England)
Dominic's mother Stacey Rodgers has campaigned tirelessly since his death in February 2004 to raise awareness of the dangers of the gas, known as the silent killer.
'Wise up on killer fumes from gas fires' by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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