It's Not a Cough
Delta is Different
The Delta variant has been dubbed by the World Health Organization as "the fastest and fittest" of all coronavirus strains, so far.
Originally surfacing in India in December 2020, the Delta variant wasted no time in racing across the globe, infecting 98 countries in a matter of months, and becoming the dominant strain in at least a dozen countries.
In the U.S.A., the Delta variant now accounts for 93% of all Covid-19 infections.
The mutations which have made this strain twice as transmissible, with the viral load carried by the infected averaging 1,000 times greater than the original Covid-19 strain, have also led to a changing demographic, more serious complications and a different set of symptoms.
Younger Victims - According to Dr. Inci Yildirim, a Yale Medicine pediatric infectious disease specialist and a vaccinologist, Delta seems to be targeting a younger demographic. He points to a recent report from the UK, showing individuals under the age of 50 are 2.5 times more likely to be infected with the Delta variant.
“As older age groups get vaccinated, those who are younger and unvaccinated will be at higher risk of getting COVID-19 with any variant,” says Yildirim. “But Delta seems to be impacting younger age groups more than previous variants.”
More Serious Complications - Doctors in India - who have been studying the Delta variant the longest - are reporting conditions such as hearing loss, gangrene, blood clots, severe intestinal problems, joint pain, and even tonsillitis as complications linked to infections from the Delta variant.
Different Symptoms - The symptoms for the Delta variant differ from those reported for the original Covid-19 virus, in regards to both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.
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