Omicron symptoms on the skin, lips, and nails may mean you need immediate medical care.

While much is unknown about the highly permeable Omicron variant, experts have said that the symptoms of the new strain are quite different from the classic signs. COVID-19,

In addition to the three main symptoms of the Omicron type, patients should seek immediate medical attention for lesser-known symptoms of tension that appear on the skin, lips, and nails. Mirror,

The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that people infected with the new super mutant strain of COVID-19 report a wide range of symptoms.

The symptoms of one such virus are on the skin, lips and nails. The CDC warns that we should be wary of pale, gray or bluish skin, lips or nail beds, depending on the color of our skin, as it may indicate low levels of oxygen in the blood, the report said. could.

The health body also described these signs as “emergency warning signs” for which we should seek immediate medical care.

Symptoms may also include shortness of breath, persistent chest pain or pressure, confusion, and an inability to wake or stay awake.

Other symptoms of Omicron type:

Patients infected with Omicron show extreme fatigue. However, it is not limited to any age group. Young patients may also show extreme fatigue, according to Angelique Coetzee, president of the South African Medical Association.

There has also been no major drop in oxygen saturation levels. For example, during the second wave of COVID-19 in India, there was a sharp drop in oxygen saturation levels in patients.

Patients infected with the new strain have not reported loss of taste or smell, which are symptoms known in patients infected with other strains.

However, Omicron patients have complained of a “scratch in the throat.”

It is also expected that Omicron’s traits will be similar to Delta’s as much as they differ from them.

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