The symptoms of Omicron and how dangerous from code-19

What are the symptoms of Omicron and how dangerous it is compared to other types of code. the spread of the new type of corona virus, Omicron, is increasing rapidly around the world, and various drastic measures are being taken to curb its spread.

During a press conference in Islamabad, Dr. Faisal Sultan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Health, and Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Planning, said that in the last three to four weeks, a new strain of the virus has spread in Pakistan. According to him, most of the new cases of the virus, about 60%, have been reported in two major cities, Karachi and Lahore.

“People should be vaccinated against corona immediately and those who have been vaccinated should be given a third dose (booster),” he said. Significantly, this new strain of the virus has not yet proved to be as deadly and deadly as it could have been, but the rate at which it is spreading is alarming. Therefore, it is important to know the symptoms of this new type of virus and whether it affects the human body in a different way than the previous virus.

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What are the symptoms of Omicron?

In the last 24 hours, more than 90,000 people in India have been diagnosed with corona virus, of which more than 2600 have been diagnosed with omicron. The head of India’s Vaccine Task Force has confirmed the onset of the third wave of epidemics in the country. According to the research and information that has come to light so far, when Omicron attacks any person, at first it seems that the infected person has a cold or flu, because the initial symptoms of this virus are something like this. Are the same Other common symptoms include sore throat, runny nose and headache.

Are the symptoms of Omicron virus in Pakistan different from other countries of the world or are they the same?  Dr. Azra Fazal Pechoho said that so far it has been observed that the symptoms of Omicron are relatively mild and flu-like which is not much different from other types of Corona virus. These symptoms include runny nose, cough and fever, he said. According to Dr. Azra, the extent to which omicron affects someone depends to a large extent on whether the infected person has been vaccinated against corona and how long it has been since the last vaccination. ۔

An important symptom of other forms of the corona virus that preceded omicron was that the infected patient complained that he had lost his sense of smell and taste, meaning that he could not taste any food or There was a sense of smell or odor of some kind. This is an important sign that the corona virus may be present.

But in Omicron, these symptoms do not appear to be so severe. The old virus also showed the patient symptoms of cough and fever. According to experts, these symptoms are not so common in Omicron but so far the three biggest symptoms of corona virus globally and officially are that the patient will experience loss of taste and smell along with cough and headache. ۔ One of the main reasons for this is the lack of research on omicron virus data so far.

How to distinguish between flu and omicron?

The Zoe Code app asked hundreds of people what symptoms Corona showed and what virus they were later diagnosed with. Experts have reviewed the data and said that one should keep an eye on the five main symptoms which include runny nose, headache, fatigue, sore throat and sneezing. If these symptoms appear, you should get tested immediately so that the corona virus can be diagnosed and confirmed. Only then can it be determined which type of virus is infected.

Delta and Omicron: Which type of virus is more dangerous?

So far, experts believe that the Omicron virus has spread faster than any of the older species of Corona, including the Delta. But the good news is that despite this feature of the Omicron, it has not impressed people as much as Delta did.

That’s why people with Omicron need less hospitalization. There are several reasons for this. One hypothesis is that omicron does not affect the lungs like older viruses, which does not cause the disease to get worse and is less likely to be fatal. On the other hand, over the past two years, the medical field has made some preparations to deal with the virus, but the coronavirus vaccine has also made a difference.

Another study from Cambridge University found that those infected with Omicron were half as likely to be admitted to an emergency or hospital ward as those infected with the virus type Delta. This shows that the risk of hospitalization is only one-third higher than that of Delta in the case of Omicron.

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The third dose of vaccine is the best way to prevent it

Suzanne Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UKHSA, says the data confirms the encouraging signals we’ve seen. However, he said it would be premature to reach a conclusion on the extent to which people are brought to the hospital after falling ill due to omicron compared to Delta. “The prevalence of omega-3 is high and the number of victims aged 60 and over in England is increasing,” he said.

This means that the pressure on the NHS is likely to increase in the coming weeks. “The data shows that coming up with a vaccine, especially for a third dose, is the best way to protect yourself and others from this infection and serious illness,” he said. It should be noted that there is a third dose of vaccine against corona in Pakistan and people over 30 years of age can get it by visiting any vaccination center.