How symptoms of Omicron variant differ from Alpha and Delta. All you need to know

17th Jan 2022

How the symptoms of the Omicron variant differ from those of the alpha and delta. All you need to know

As the world grapples with growing concerns about the new variant of C-19 and the possibility of the virus mutating further to evade the immunity provided by vaccines, experts list the symptoms to help us understand what we may be facing. deal.

While the symptoms of Omicron include fever, severe body aches, sore throat, occasional loose movements as seen in patients across India, according to reports from doctors, there are still newer symptoms to pay attention to. Recently, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that people should watch out for pale, gray, or bluish skin, lips, and nails.

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Here's what you need to know about the symptoms of Alpha, Delta, and Omicron variants:

1) Omicron's recorded symptoms are markedly different from traditional C-19 symptoms, which included loss of smell and taste and respiratory problems. Instead, itchy throat and some other common cold and flu-like symptoms have been associated with Omicron.

2) The absence of breathing problems has made Omicron seem less serious, but as experts warn against taking Omicron lightly, doctors treating Omicron also said that many patients may report a high fever in the first few days.

3) Flu-like symptoms such as cough, cold, and fever have remained common symptoms of C-19, be it Omicron or Delta.

4) Sore throat is a very common symptom of Omicron, not so much of Delta, but it should not be ruled out as patients can get it from time to time.

5) Headache, tiredness, and severe body aches are apparently more prominent symptoms of Omicron than Delta.

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6) The respiratory problem is a very rare symptom of Omicron, very common of Delta,

7) C-19 clinical researcher Dr. Swapneil Parikh said that upper respiratory symptoms (cold, cough, sore throat) plus prominent gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea) plus fever and chest pain lower back and lower extremities are common symptoms of Omicron.

8) Dr. Lancelot Pinto noted four prominent symptoms of Omicron: Fever for a couple of days, a lot of body aches, sore throat, occasional loose movement.

9) Omicron is more likely than delta to re-infect people who previously had C-19 and to cause "creeping infections" in vaccinated people, while attacking unvaccinated people.

It is important to note that all symptoms vary from person to person, depending on their immunity, vaccination status. Symptoms only offer clues and are not sure ways to tell about the infection.

In addition, experts don't know what the next variants will look like or how they might shape the pandemic, but say there's no guarantee that omicron's fallout will cause milder illness or that existing vaccines will work against them. They urge broader vaccination now, while today's shots still work.