Omicron Symptoms Usually Appear Like This

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The Omicron variant of COVID-19 has surged worldwide in record time—it was only three weeks ago that the first case was identified in South Africa. Last week, it accounted for 73% of new COVID infections in the United States, according to the latest CDC data. It’s highly contagious—scientists estimate it’s twice as transmissible as the Delta variant, which itself was twice as transmissible as the original COIVD strain—which calls for an abundance of caution. How do you know if you’ve been infected with Omicron, how severe is it, and what should you do? Read on to find out more—and to ensure your health and the health of others, don’t miss these Sure Signs You’ve Already Had COVID.

1 These May Be The Primary Symptoms of Omicron

Dr. Katherine Poehling, a member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, told NBC News on Wednesday that the prominent symptoms of an Omicron infection are:

Cough
Fatigue or tiredness
Congestion and runny nose

Unlike previous variants, loss of taste and smell seems to be uncommon, she said. 2 Omicron Symptoms In Country Where It Originated

According to South Africa’s biggest private health insurer, South Africans with an Omicron infection often develop

scratchy or sore throat
nasal congestion
dry cough
muscle pain, especially low back pain

How severe do the symptoms tend to be? Read on.

Experts tentatively say that Omicron seems to be producing milder symptoms than previous variants. “It is clear that if you’re vaccinated, particularly if you’ve had a booster, Omicron tends to produce milder infections,” Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center,” told NBC. “What we haven’t seen yet is a substantial body of information about what Omicron will do in unvaccinated people,” he added.

3 Symptoms May Vary Based on Vaccination Status

So how do you tell if your cough or sore throat is a cold or COVID? You really can’t, experts say.

Their advice: If you’re having any symptoms that are out of the ordinary, get tested for COVID ASAP—even if you’ve been fully vaccinated or boosted—and self-isolate until you know the results.

“Even if you think it’s just allergies, it would be best for you to go ahead and get a COVID test and make sure you don’t have it before you go to work or school or church, because those symptoms can be very mild,” said S. Wesley Long, medical director of diagnostic microbiology at Houston Methodist hospital, this week.

If you test positive for COVID, the CDC advises that you isolate for 10 days after the date any symptoms started (as long as your symptoms are improving and you’ve been fever-free for at least 24 hours without using any fever-reducing medications). If you test positive but don’t have symptoms, you should isolate for 10 days from the date of your COVID test.

source: yahoonews.com

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