With the highly-transmissible omicron variant spreading across the globe, people who test positive for COVID-19 may be wondering just which mutation of the virus they have.

Early evidence suggests Omicron may be easier to catch than Delta, even for people who are vaccinated and boosted. But that doesn't mean it's a more dangerous variant. Omicron may behave more like ...

Still, it’s virtually impossible for people to rely on symptoms to self-diagnose an illness. In addition to omicron, the delta variant continues to circulate, along with increasing cases of the flu.

Omicron symptoms could be mild, according to the South African doctor who first spotted the variant, now dubbed “of concern” by the World Health Organization.

People who had a third shot of the vaccine reported an average of 4.4 days with symptoms of Omicron, according to research from King’s College London, published in the Lancet. “This suggests that the ...

JOHANNESBURG - As the omicron variant sweeps through South Africa, Dr. Unben Pillay is seeing dozens of sick patients a day. Yet he hasn’t had to send anyone to the hospital. That’s one of the ...

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The CDC just shared the symptoms of the first 43 confirmed Omicron infections in the US. Cough, fatigue, congestion, and a runny nose were the most commonly reported symptoms. Europe has also had ...

Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has investigated a cluster of Omicron infections in Nebraska state and found that. Washington, Dec 29 ...

SYRACUSE, N. Y. (WSTM) — With omicron cases of COVID-19 displaying more mild symptoms than previous strains of the coronavirus, experts say it's easy for people to think they have a common cold.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African doctor who was one of the first to suspect a different coronavirus strain among patients said on Sunday that symptoms of the Omicron variant were so far ...

Symptoms of omicron may be different than those of previous strains. But it’s still COVID-19, and it can still cause severe disease.