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“Painful spots and lesions”. Here’s how to intervene

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“Painful spots and lesions”.  Here’s how to intervene

Omicron 4 and 5, new symptoms discovered. In Italy, the epidemiological curve begins to decline: positives and hospitalizations decrease. While the number of victims remains high due to the increase in cases in April. In yesterday’s bulletin, Monday 16 May, the number of infections in the 24 hours was 13,668 (this is the lowest figure of the year, also thanks to the weekend). There are 102 deaths.

But experts call for caution. The circulation of the virus, in fact, remains high. To drive the Omicron infections and its sub-variants. BA.4 and BA.5the last isolated ones, are characterized by a high rate of contagiousness and immunoevasion. But what are the new symptoms associated with Omicron and its “sisters”?

The virus changes and with it the signals to watch out for. If at the beginning of the pandemic the main symptoms were loss of taste and smell, cough, fever and sore throat, now experts are identifying new guidelines. Here are the symptoms that can reveal a Covid-19 infection.

Omicron, here are the new symptoms

With the appearance of the new variants, the symptoms of Covid-19 have also evolved. At the start of the pandemic, the main warning signs were loss of taste and smell, cough, fever and sore throat. Then with the spread of Omicron and its “sisters” – including the highly contagious BA.4 and BA.5 – a new symptomatology was added to coughs and colds. Here is the complete list.

Hives and skin rash

According to a British study published in 2021, one in five patients infected with Omicron can only have one.rash and no other symptoms. Covid-19 attacks the skin in different ways, through skin rash or hives. Skin symptoms tend to go away within days without specialist treatment. But if the skin lesions are too painful, see a doctor.

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Stains on the nails

Il symptom related to the nails It mainly affects adolescents or young adults who are asymptomatic or who have contracted Omicron in a mild form. In this case they can appear Beau’s linesor deep horizontal bands that form at the base of the fingernails or toenails when there is a temporary stunted growth due to physical stress.

Symptoms also include Mees lines, horizontal white lines appearing on the nails. In this case, the cause would be an abnormal production of protein in the nail bed. Also detected red crescent spot which develops at the base of the nails. The symptoms of Omicron related to the nails are not very common, however up to 2% of patients can suffer from them. They tend to appear in the weeks following infection when nails grow. And in most cases it returns to normal within a short time.

Hair loss

The hair loss from Covid-19 it has been an underestimated symptom so far, but it is actually quite widespread. According to a study conducted on nearly 6,000 Covid positive people, hair loss affects 48% of patients. The symptom is more common among those who have contracted a severe form and among women. Fortunately, hair grows back naturally.

Hearing loss and tinnitus

As with other viral infections, Covid-19 has been shown to affect cells in the inner ear as well. Consequent hearing loss or tinnitus (a constant ringing in the ear). According to a study involving 560 participants, hearing loss occurred in 3.1% of cases, while tinnitus in 4.5%.

Omicron 4 and 5, the most frequent symptoms

In an interview with Money.it, Massimo Andreonihead of Infectious Diseases at the Tor Vergata Polyclinic in Rome and scientific director of the Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (Simit), spoke about more frequent symptoms of Omicron and new sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5.

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«Omicron – explains – it has been characterized by numerous mutations and this makes us understand that we will have further subvariants. An attempt has been made to define the symptoms of each, but there is no such clear-cut differentiation. Certainly there were more and less present symptoms. At the beginning of the pandemic, loss of taste and smell prevailed, while Omicron mainly affects the very upper respiratory tract. So the most frequent symptoms are sore throat and cold. There is less involvement of the lower respiratory tract».

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