The first symptoms of the Omicron strain are not like the typical onset of the coronavirus. Doctors have named the signs by which you can determine that you are starting Omicron
The Kiev city administration has already urged guests and residents of the city to be careful and stay at home at the first signs of illness. How to determine that Omicron is starting with you? Scientists have named an atypical symptom that differs from the usual manifestations of the coronavirus. This is not a loss of smell or taste, or even a high fever with attacks of suffocation. According to observations of patients with covid, Omicron in most cases begins with a hoarse voice.
This was stated by Ryan Roach, Director of Discovery Health, South Africa's largest medical insurance company. The company's experts noticed that hoarseness and hoarseness of the head in patients with Omicron often appear even before the onset of all other symptoms of the disease. There may also be:
- severe sore throat,
- dry hacking cough
- nasal congestion,
- back pain.
Later, these manifestations can be joined by another atypical symptom of Omicron, the so-called Brain fog - This is a feeling of distraction, forgetfulness, inattention and inability to concentrate.
In addition, a new strain of coronavirus causes unusual nocturnal symptoms in patients. sleep paralysis and increased sweating. Take these manifestations as seriously as possible: even if you received two doses of the covid vaccine, this does not mean that you cannot get sick. According to recent reports, Omicron easily overcomes the immune defense received as a result of vaccination or after an illness. Infectious disease specialist Olga Golubovskaya says that even very high barriers are not a barrier for this strain antibody titers (75,000 AU / ml).
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