As the number of cases are rising day by day the number of symptoms are also changing, new research has shown that loss of smell, shortness of breath, chest tightness, or brain fog are no longer the primary symptoms that indicate you have COVID. Over the past three years, as the virus has evolved, so have the symptoms associated with it. Doctors and health experts have pointed out that Omicron can cause a variety of signs and symptoms not seen before. Additionally, the symptoms of BA.5, which is currently the dominant variant, are slightly different compared to the original strain.
How Omicron symptoms are different from the original strain?
Most people who contract the coronavirus today are either vaccinated or previously infected with it, so the symptoms are milder and different from what was previously known.
The new omicron symptoms
Sore throat is still the predominant symptom. According to the report, sore throat was listed as a symptom in 53 percent of omicron cases, while only 34 percent of people with delta had a sore throat. Another dominant symptom of Omicron is headache. Omicron headache usually has a moderate to intense pain with a feeling of pressure or stabbing. The location of the pain is on both sides of the head and this pain can usually last for more than three days. Two other symptoms, which are also quite common, include a stuffy nose and a cough without mucus. The most common symptoms for Omicron: Runny nose, Cough with mucus, Hoarse voice, Sneezing, Fatigue, Muscle aches, Dizziness, Fever, Body aches, Loss of appetite, Nausea, Diarrhoea.
