In the case of infections with the delta variant of the coronavirus, new symptoms appear to appear.
Berlin / London – Of all Corona * mutations, the Delta variant * is apparently the most aggressive and fastest spreading. In the UK, 90% of all new infections can now be traced back to these. The British health authorities say that the delta form of the coronavirus is 60% more contagious than the variant of Sars-CoV-2, which was first detected in Germany in spring 2020. Chancellor Angela Merkel recently warned against the Delta variant and said that they are in “a race with vaccination”. The spread is also noticeable in Germany. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the mutant is on the rise across Europe.
In addition to these aspects, the delta variant probably also causes other symptoms than other mutations of the virus. In the past few weeks, anomalies have been detected in a British app for monitoring corona symptoms. This is reported by the BBC, citing data from the app.
Delta variant: Other corona symptoms found – researchers give details
According to the study, headaches, a runny nose and a sore throat were most frequently found as symptoms. “Since the beginning of May we have looked at the most common symptoms of the app users – and they are no longer the same as before,” emphasized Tim Spector from King’s College in London. He is leading the study on the corona symptoms of the delta variant.
Fever is still part of it, but the loss of the sense of smell or taste, which was previously typical, is hardly noticeable. According to Spector, it is therefore possible that a corona infection in particular feels like a simple cold for younger infected people. Therefore, he called for tests to minimize the risk.
In addition to the symptoms of infections, the long-term effects are also being researched. Scientists have discovered new signs of long covid. (tu) * hna.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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