Posted on 07/12/2022 1:10:13 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Omicron BA.5 subvariant has become the dominant coronavirus strain in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
While this variant is fast-spreading, it appears to be less severe than early versions of the virus, and its symptoms are similar to those of other Omicron subvariants, experts say.
Symptoms of Omicron infections are typically coldlike, including a sore throat, sneezing, and a runny nose. Symptoms like fever, chills, and cough are still seen sometimes in Omicron cases but not as frequently as in earlier variants of the virus.
Like past variants in the Omicron lineage, BA.5 seems to primarily affect the upper respiratory tract, according to experts at the University of Colorado. Symptoms like a sore throat and nasal congestion indicate that the virus has infiltrated the nose and airways, but Omicron is less likely to affect the lungs compared with past variants, Drs. Thomas Campbell and Steven Johnson, two infectious-disease experts, said in a news release.
Loss of smell, which was a signature symptom in early COVID-19 cases, is rarely seen with the Omicron subvariants — likely because that symptom indicates the virus has affected the nervous system.
The BA.5 subvariant accounts for about 53% of COVID-19 infections in the country, according to the CDC.
As symptoms remain similar to recent Omicron subvariants, severity seems to be decreasing with BA.5, Dr. David Dowdy, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, told Insider. Getting infected with the coronavirus or exposed to it via vaccine teaches the immune system to respond to the threat without overwhelming the body, he added.
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ROFL!!!
My family just had COVID over the independence day weekend. Two really bad days and headache for around 4 days. Everyone has recovered.
In other news Fentynol is killing thousands per day.
Bodies
Everywhere
Business Insider is fake news.
I got it last month. Felt like mild hay fever. Your experience may vary.
"...runny nose, sneezing, and sore throat..."
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!
Um...the “ballots” from Shanghai will be on order soon, but what if Xi puts Shanghai back on lockdown due to this super scary cold?
Pollen attack
Oh, the horror!
Yeah, but it killed off every other bug in your system, plus probably melted any tumors.
IOW,
the common cold returns for another season.
Ho Hum.
Covid just went through our home of 3 adults for the first time… one person still ill but on the upswing Anyway, we mostly just had mild upper respiratory symptoms with headache and extreme fatigue , EXCEPT two of us additionally had fever with severe muscle aches.
Glad to be done with it. So over Covid, literally lol 😂
However, the medical bureaucrats will continue to count massive numbers of deaths so long as they continue to use their bogus methodology.
Don't use that stuff for more than 3 days, or you'll get rebound.
https://www.verywellhealth.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-rebound-congestion-1192177
These people must suspect manufactured variants. Boosters must come from mrna vax from Pfizer and Moderna.
They are silent about the holdup of the traditional vaccine ready to be okayed for distribution in the U.S. and currently in use in some 40 countries by Novavax.
This is vicious.
OMG!!!!! Not a Sore Throat and Runny Nose! Where can I get my 19th covid vax to save me from the horror and possible death?
the “ihealth covid19 antigen rapid test” that is being distributed and used under “fda emergency use authorization” is made in china...
women can pee on a device for pregnancy results...
kinda strange that our government requires people to shove a chinese made product up their noses to test for anything at this point in time...
> We’re DOOMED
"...runny nose, sneezing, and sore throat..."
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
WE'RE ALL GONNA DIE!!!!
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