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5 hours ago · Sore throat. Headache. Congestion or runny nose. Muscle or body aches. New loss of taste or smell. Diarrhea. Nausea or vomiting. As new COVID-19 variants arise, symptoms may change and can vary ...
4 days ago · In April, a group of new virus strains known as the FLiRT variants (based on the technical names of their two mutations) began to spread, followed in June by a variant known as LB.1. The FLiRT strains are subvariants of Omicron, and together they account for more than 60% of COVID cases in the U.S. (up from less than 5% in March).
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20 hours ago · RELATED: 7 Symptoms That Are Usually COVID, Not Allergies, Doctors Say. While the combination of a sore throat and fever was once considered a tell-tale sign of COVID, doctors say this new family of variants is mainly targeting the throat's passageway. But as one infectious disease doctor pointed out, an inflamed or scratchy throat can be ...
1 day ago · COVID-19 is still raging—which any high-risk or immunocompromised person could've told you long ago—and right now, there's a huge surge of infections across the U.S. Infectious disease experts ...
4 days ago · Individuals who are close contacts to persons known to be infected with COVID-19. If you have new COVID-19 symptoms, you should test and mask right away. If you do not have symptoms, and are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 infection and would benefit from treatment, you should test within 5 days.
4 days ago · The virus primarily spreads through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks, and it can also be transmitted by touching contaminated surfaces.
3 days ago · On a positive note, Gonsenhauser said the recent trio of variants have not been shown to cause more serious infection. Symptoms can include fever or chills; cough, sore throat, congestion ...
