As the new Omicron variant is thought to be milder than other strains, the pertinence of recognising early symptoms is still evident. Omicron can often present as a cold or vague feeling of being unwell rather than coronavirus. Experts are also keen to stress that new symptoms could take up to 14 days after exposure to Omicron for any signs to start showing. With that in mind, what are the two lesser-known symptoms to be aware of?
Dr Sanket Jain, pulmonologist Consultant, Masina Hospital who also shared that “one of my patients, just five days back, got admitted with a complaint of loss of appetite, nausea, and vomiting.”
Dr Jain said: “As per protocol, we conducted RT-PCR, and it came positive.
“Such symptoms are commonly being observed nowadays especially in infections of Omicron”.
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Another lesser-known symptom being reported is that of back pain.
Experts have identified lower back pain as one of the core symptoms associated with the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Analysing data from the UK, US and South Africa – where Omicron was first identified – experts believe the early stages of an Omicron infection could see people displaying signs of lower back pain.
Data coming out from South Africa, where the Omicron was first detected, shows that lower back pain could be another symptom.
Dr Ryan Noach, the CEO of South Africa-based Discovery Health, recently said that the most common early sign was a scratchy throat and most of these symptoms are mild.
Alongside lower back pain, muscle aches throughout the body have also been reported.
Using recent data from London, where Omicron prevalence is higher than other region of the UK, ZOE data scientists analysed symptom data from positive cases recorded in the study and compared with data from early October when Delta was dominant.
They found that only 50 percent of the patients have experienced the classic three symptoms of fever, cough, or loss of sense of smell or taste.
It was also found that there was no significant difference in the symptom profile of Delta and Omicron variants.
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