What is the difference between omicron and delta variants?
According to Fortune, a new data study on coronavirus outbreaks in the UK found that the micron was different from the delta in terms of how the symptoms appeared and how long people remained ill.
“The prevalence of symptoms characteristic of an Omicron infection differs from that of the Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant, apparently with less involvement of the lower respiratory tract and a reduced chance of hospitalization,” the authors wrote in Fortune. “Our data suggest a shorter period of illness and potentially infectivity that will affect occupational health policies and public health advice.”
The study – published in The Lancet – used data from the COVID ZOE follow-up study to compare the symptoms of more than 4,990 people who had the delta variant with the same number of people who had the micron variant.
Is there a difference in the symptoms of the micron and delta variants?
According to the study, there were some significant differences in the symptoms of COVID-19:
Slightly more than half (52.7%) of delta patients had olfactory loss compared with 16.7% who were micron-infected. Nearly three-quarters (70.5%) of patients with the omicron variant had a sore throat, compared with 60.8% of patients with the delta variant. Almost 2% of individuals with the micron variant were hospitalized, compared with 2.6% of those with the delta variant.
What are the symptoms of delta and micron peak variation?
The Food and Drug Administration has published a list of the top delta variant symptoms to look out for if you are infected.
Fever and / or chills. Sore throat Cough. Low energy Fatigue. Headaches. Motion sickness. Loss of smell. Loss of sense of taste. Cold-like symptoms.
Business Insider used information from the Zoe COVID Symptom Study to reveal the top symptoms of the micron variant:
Catarrh. Headache. Fatigue. Sneeze. Sore throat. Cough. Hoarse voice. Chills Shivers. Fever. Dizziness. Brain fog. Muscle aches. Loss of smell. Chest pain.
