Fifth wave in the making: What are the symptoms of the omicron?
The omicron that until a few weeks ago did not particularly worry experts is threatening to take over the Delta strain and provoke a fifth and larger wave of morbidity than its predecessor.
What symptoms should arouse suspicion in you?
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21/12/2021
Tuesday, 21 December 2021, 07:36 Updated: 07:50
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In the video: Bennett refers at the cabinet meeting to the Omicron strain and warns that time is running out (Walla system!)
Anyone who has watched the news over the weekend already understands that Israel is on the verge of a fifth wave - the Omicron wave, and if you believe the data it is going to hit more like a tsunami.
The World Health Organization announced a few days ago that the Omicron variant is spreading much faster than the Delta variant, and the number of patients in it is doubling every day and a half to three days - which means that Israel will reach the peak of the wave in about two to three weeks.
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And despite the panic, it is important to mention that Pfizer announced that three doses of the corona virus vaccine showed efficacy in neutralizing the effect of the omicron strain.
They noted that the variant newly weakens significantly immunity stems from two entrees, but the third tranche increases the antibody according to the 25.
Even Israeli study, of the Sheba Medical Center and the Central Laboratory of Virology of the Ministry of Health, found that people vaccinated against Corona portion of the booster are less likely Significantly develop a severe disease of the omicron strain.
A new guy in the neighborhood.
The Omicron strain (Photo: Reuters)
What are the symptoms that people should pay attention to?
As in the original version of the corona virus, and then in the delta version, Omicron also has more pronounced symptoms.
This does not mean of course that people should not pay attention to classic corona symptoms like a new and persistent cough, fever and loss or a change in the sense of smell and taste.
But researchers say that for some people, coronary heart disease can feel "more like a severe cold" with symptoms such as headache, sore throat and runny nose.
To date, the five leading symptoms of the omicron strain are: runny nose, headache, fatigue (mild or severe), sneezing and sore throat.
And yet it is important to note that a headache or runny nose is not a reason to run for testing and studies only show that some of the people who were found to be positive for the omicron strain had these symptoms.
Common symptoms of corona
Fever or chills
cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
tiredness
Muscle or body aches
Headache
New loss of taste or smell
sore throat
Congestion or runny nose
Nausea or vomiting
diarrhea
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