Omicron Symptoms: Kovid patients are suffering from a variety of conditions

What symptoms were reported during the Omicron wave?

While conducting an analysis, the center said that sore throat was the major symptom reported by most of the patients during the omicron wave. Other common symptoms include body aches, general weakness, fatigue, dry cough and fever. Many patients complained of severe headache.

Fever with upper respiratory tract infection was most commonly seen in children aged 11 to 18 years.

Oddly, difficulty breathing and loss of smell or taste, which were major symptoms of other COVID forms, were not reported by many patients during the omicron wave.

Some unusual symptoms:

diarrhea, stomach pain, feeling sick (nausea), loss of appetite, skipping meals

Some symptoms to watch for:

Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, loss of speech or mobility, or confusion or chest pain.

Why do Omicron patients suffer from different symptoms?

There can be many reasons for that. “Symptoms vary from person to person, depending on their vaccination status, immunity and a few other things,” the center said.

Recent studies have shown that the “mild” result of infection with the Omicron variant may not be attributed to its properties, but likely because more and more people now have immunity against COVID-19. Therefore, patients with Omicron suffer from symptoms that differ from one another.

Which age group was most affected during the Omicron wave?

Last week, ICMR DG Balram Bhargava said a slightly younger population with an average age of 44 was more infected in this wave than before.

Bhargava said that in the earlier waves, the average age of the section of the infected population was 55 years.

(with inputs from agencies)