the 5 most detectable symptoms of the Delta variant

July 10, 2021 19:00

A major study has collected testimony from some of the people who suffer from it. Central differences have been recorded with other variants of the virus.

The Delta variant of the coronavirus accounts for over 90% of infections in the UK and precautions are being taken around the world to stop its spread.

This variant is, according to the public health agency Public Health England (PHE.), 64% more transmissible than alpha and its symptoms are different from other strains of the coronavirus.

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In this sense, based on a study called Zoe, the most common symptoms caused by the Delta variant have been detailed. This is a work edited by Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London.

Notable symptoms include headache, sore throat, runny nose and mucus, fever, and cough. Regarding the latter, the epidemiologist stressed that it is rarer in people infected with the new variant compared to the previous ones.

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Additionally, Spector found that loss of smell is not among the ten most common symptoms in the Delta. “People may think they only have a seasonal cold and continue to attend parties, where they can infect around six people,” he explained in a disclosure video that takes up the story. BBC.

The study Zoe Covid It is the largest in the world on the virus. It has, according to the Telam agency, more than four million people who have recorded information on symptoms, tests and vaccines, via an investigation platform.

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