The top symptoms of COVID are changing. At first, it was the loss of taste, smell and a high fever. But now, the symptoms for BA.5 are a little different than with delta or the first form of omicron. Siafa_Lewis reports
PHILADELPHIA — The top symptoms of COVID are changing. At first, it was the loss of taste, smell and a high fever. Now, the indicators are like what President Joe Biden is experiencing — a runny nose, fatigue and also a sore throat., the virus had once again reminded us of its presence with an increase in cases in many corners of the country over the last two to three weeks.
According to the CDC, the BA.5 subvariant is currently responsible for roughly 78% of the country’s COVID infections, and it may be the most contagious strain of the virus yet. But that’s not all. The symptoms for BA.5 are a little different than with delta or the first form of omicron. “BA.5 tends to be more in the upper respiratory system. Cold, hoarseness, cough, runny nose, congestion — these are very common symptoms of BA.5,” Danoff said.As with prior variants and subvariants, fatigue is also a common symptom, though with this version, many find it difficult to fall asleep.“The good news is, for those who are vaccinated especially, this tends to be a milder illness. It should go away in two, three, four, five days.
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