Omicron New Corona Variant with Precaution, symptoms and testing.
Virus Name : CoronaVirus
Variant Name : Omicron (B.1.1.529)
Detected Region : South Africa
Detected On : 24 November 2021
Variant Type of severity :
Variant Of Concern
"Omicron" has a large number
of mutations, that is why the whole world is in fear of this variant.
Firstly,
We have to know things about omicron with this virus there is a fine line
between overreacting and being too carefree because it's still so new how
we react depends mainly on three things
one the severity of illness that
it causes
two it spreads easily how contagious it
is
and
then three
if it's resistant to our vaccines does it have vaccine escape it's unlikely to
have total resistance to the vaccines but there is a good chance to lower the
overall effectiveness the answers are starting to spillover but it will take
time to know for sure and we're going to start to get real answers in the next couple
of days omicron could be really nasty or it could be a false alarm or
somewhere in between but the most important thing that we need to do is to
learn about omicron and answer these three questions what we do know for sure
is the entire genetic sequence of omicron.
it
has over 30 concerning mutations in its spike protein especially these
omicrons shared several
mutations
which is key plyer with two previous variants beta and gamma that made them
less vulnerable to vaccines the antibodies that are generated from the
vaccines they target three regions on the spike protein and omicron has
mutations in all three of these regions also the mutations make it
more prone to spread faster by binding more tightly to the ace2
receptor and get into cells more easily by tweaking the furin cleavage site
because of all these specific mutations many of which are already
known to be marks of badness and other variants that promote viral
proliferation viral spread and antibody resistance this is the bad news
so even though we know the genetic sequence of this virus the technology to
reliably predict how a virus's behavior will change based on that including
whether or not it can evade our current vaccines that technology doesn't
exist you can't determine the virus behavior based on purely genetic
information
that's
why the upcoming studies and tests on this variant are so crucial within
the next couple of weeks we'll have this answered though initial data will
come from lab tests of blood samples from vaccinated people and or
lab animals analyzing antibodies in the samples after exposure to the new
variant there's also going to be labs that are going to be making the omicron
virus and testing it against antibody sensitivity which will also take a couple
of weeks.
the
first real-world studies of vaccine effectiveness in the community will
likely
take
about three to four weeks and then there is the ugly by ugly i mean those
who are hitting the panic button you want to be prepared you want to
be concerned but you don't want to overreact yes this virus spreading quickly not
just within south Africa but how quickly it's spreading across the globe it's
already in Canada, in Asia , in Europe about 20 countries that it already
started spreading within the community in Germany the ugly also
includes the overzealous partial travel restrictions that do nothing
more than to perhaps slow the spread and by some time especially
because the virus already had global spread before it was identified.
Omicron Symptoms:
We
have classified the symptoms into most common symptoms, less common symptoms
& serious symptoms.
Most common symptoms
The
most common symptoms are fever, cough, tiredness, loss of taste or smell.
Less common symptoms
Less
common symptoms are sore throat, headache, aches, pains, diarrhea, a rash on
the skin, red or irritated eyes, discoloration of fingers or toes.
Serious symptoms
Difficulty
breathing or shortness of breath, or confusion, or chest pain, loss of speech
or mobility.
Further
if the detection of a new variant of COVID, the WHO has advised the country and
every individual to follow the SOPs (Standard Operating Protocols).
Omicron Precautions
we will have to take the following precautions to
keep yourselves and your dear ones safe from Omicron and all variants of
Coronavirus,
- Keep a Physical Distance of at
least 1 meter from others.
- Wearing Mask.
- Avoid Crowded Places.
- Wash hands, Keep clean, use
sanitizer.
- Covered Sneeze by tissue or into
a bent elbow.
- Vaccination.
- Improve your Immunity.
Omicron Tests
Two types of tests are used to detect Omicron virus
Infection:
- Nucleic acid amplification tests
(NAATs)
- Antigen tests
I
try to our best to update knowledge about the omicron –COVID Variant.
Stay
Safe!
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