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ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ, ਇਹ ਖਬਰ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਪਲਬਧ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ। ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਥੇ ਦੇਖੋ।
With the Delta variant, there is no cough or fever but a lot of joint pain, headache, neck and upper back pain, general weakness, loss of appetite and pneumonia.
CHANDIGARH, August 20
With dangerous variants transmitting in the community, the third wave of the Covid-19 will be more aggressive but will attack the people silently, warned the medical experts on Friday.
The symptoms of Delta Covid virus are totally opposite of the Covid-19 infection, said doctors, adding that with the new variant, there is no cough or fever but a lot of joint pain, headache, neck and upper back pain, general weakness, loss of appetite and pneumonia. The Delta variant is more virulent and has a higher mortality rate.
This virulent strain of the coronavirus does not stay for long in the human’s naso-pharyngeal region. This means, it does not directly affect the lungs and the time period between getting infected and having pneumonia is usually shorter.
Doctors informed that it was found that several patients, who did not acquire fever or body pains, had mild chest pneumonia in their X-Ray reports. Nasal swab tests are often negative for covd-19, and there are more of the false negative results from the nasopharyngeal tests.
This means that the virus spreads fast and spreads directly to the lungs, causing acute respiratory distress caused by viral pneumonia. This is the reason why the Delta variant has become sharp, more virulent and deadly.
The doctors advised people to be more careful in preventing them from getting infected with the Delta Covid. “People must avoid crowded places, maintain social distance even in open spaces, use double face masks and wash their hands often. Also, avoid hugging as it is very dangerous at the moment, as most of the people are infected but are asymptomatic”, the doctors said.
Know more about Covid variants:
The B.1.617.2, known as Delta variant, is the sub-lineage of a double mutant of coronavirus (B.1.617), which was first detected in India earlier this year. WHO has categorised it as a variant of concern (VOC) and said that it can significantly increase the transmissibility of viruses. The Delta plus variant is its mutated version.
The UK or Alpha variant (also known as B.1.1.7) was first detected in Britain, and has spread to more than 50 countries with more than 2 lakh cases identified. It is believed to be 70% more transmittable and dangerous than Covid-19.
