Symptoms of the Delta variant coronavirus are not exactly the same as others.
In any case, this is the conclusion of Tim Spector, professor of genetic epidemiology at King's College London.
Based on the statements of patients, it is the symptoms of a "bad flu" that go back most often, indicates
Ouest-France,
which quotes
The Guardian
.
Headaches, sore throat, runny nose… are now at the top of the list of symptoms of young British patients, where the Delta variant is responsible for 90% of the contaminations.
Until a few months ago, fever, loss of taste, smell and cough were the most common symptoms.
Young people most affected
Today, the loss of taste, long “symbolic” of Covid-19, is no longer even in the “top 10”.
And that's a problem, according to Tim Spector: “People may think they just have a simple seasonal cold, and they keep going to parties…” And, of course, the risk of contamination s 'finds it multiplied.
“Positive” point nevertheless, it is the young people who are the most affected, because the vaccination rate is less important, but they do less serious forms of the disease.
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