Doctor Bolibok: omicron fatigue is associated with impaired neuromuscular conduction tachycardia experienced by those infected. This is how the nature of this symptom was explained by the Russian allergist-immunologist Vladimir Bolibok in a conversation with Lenta.ru.
“We can say that the point of application of the omicron is mucous membranes and neuromuscular conduction. It is often not very correct to say that a patient with a new strain is experiencing chronic fatigue. This is not entirely true; rather, it is a weakness, specifically muscle weakness, ”he said.
The loss of taste and smell disappeared with the omicron.If the first Wuhan variant had as its most characteristic symptom a loss of smell and a violation of the perception of taste, then the delta strain already had more pronounced manifestations in the form of sore throat and disorders of the digestive system. But you need to understand that the symptoms associated with the stomach were also in the Wuhan version, they just appeared less often
Vladimir Bolibok doctor allergist-immunologist
As for the omicron-strain, then the specialist added that from the currently available data it is possible to conclude that the loss of taste and smell, which became the very first well-known symptoms of COVID-19, and significantly reduced the number of manifestations on the delta, have practically disappeared in the omicron.
70 symptoms of coronavirus are found in those infected with different strains of coronavirus, says BolibokSpecialists are not yet ready to draw conclusions about the features of the omicron strain spread only in South African countries, where the population structure and prevalence of chronic diseases are very different from Russian or European. Larisa Popovich, Director of the Institute for Health Economics, National Research University Higher School of Economics, shared this opinion with Lenta.ru.
The problem is that there is evidence in healthcare. This means that to draw any conclusions, one needs the same cohorts of patients with the same burden of diseases. If people have increased fatigue, and they are sick with HIV or some other diseases, and at the same time have become infected with an omicron, then it is quite possible that the symptoms are not associated with a new strain
Larisa Popovichbiologist, Director of the Institute of Health Economics, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Ancha Baranova, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor of the School of Systems Biology at George Mason University (Virginia, USA), shared a similar opinion in an interview with Lente.ru.
“It's just that while all the people who got sick in South Africa are young. There is such a structure of the population. It is difficult to imagine a real picture on it, there were no elderly people. When the data from Europe comes, then we'll find out, '' she said. – In the chat rooms where they collect the best humoresques about the coronavirus, a new meme has recently appeared: “The main symptom of the omicron is monstrous fatigue.” Immediately the answer is in the picture: “So, I will feel as usual. What then to worry about? ””
Those infected with all strains of coronavirus can complain of fatigue.
Popovich notes that coronavirus can cause symptoms similar to fatigue, affecting certain parts of the brain. Also, the loss of strength can be associated with a general overwork of the body, which is forced to spend a lot of energy to fight the infection that struck it.
If we talk about the brain, then the coronavirus does not accumulate in nerve cells, but in the choroid plexuses that feed it. And everything, again, depends on where this violation occurred. If it occurs in the reticular formation, then excessive activation or inhibition of the body may occur, disturbances of the limbic system will cause emotional disturbances
Larisa Popovichbiologist, Director of the Institute of Health Economics, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Many experts are of the opinion that the new strain, discovered only about three weeks ago, is still insufficiently studied.
The scientific community is concerned about the fact that mutations of the omicron-strain are mainly localized in the segments of the virus. interacting with antibodies, which can lead to the fact that the virus turns out to be immune to the immunity developed in those infected with other strains of coronavirus or vaccinated.
For the first time, a strain of coronavirus codenamed B.1.1.529 was detected in South Africa on November 11 … The first case of infection on the European continent was recorded on November 26 in Belgium.
The manufacturer Sputnik V said that the booster version of the vaccine, adapted for the omicron, could be produced as early as mid-January, and by the end of February 2022 100 million booster doses of the Spuntik Omicron vaccine can be expected.
The Kremlin said that the question of introducing a lockdown or other restrictive measures due to the omicron strain should be considered only after scientists have carefully studied the new variant of the virus. The State Duma has a similar opinion.