Zoom News : Jan 01, 2023, 10:18 AM
Covid Variant XBB.1.5: Concerns have increased due to the Coronavirus crisis hovering over India. Meanwhile, Omicron's variant XBB.1.5 is being discussed a lot. While in China, on one hand, the sub-variant BF.7 (BF.7) has increased the difficulties of the people, on the other hand, due to the variant XBB.1.5 in America, there has been an uproar. It is being told that the XBB.1.5 variant spreads 120 percent faster than BQ1. Experts have claimed that more than 40 percent of cases in the US are of the XBB.1.5 variant of Omicron. People infected with this have been advised to get admitted in the hospital. Let us know about its symptoms.Infection of XBB.1.5 variant spreads rapidly?Specialist Dr. Michael Osterholm of the University of Minnesota told that more than 40 percent of the cases of corona virus found in America are of XBB.1.5 variant. Please tell that XBB was first identified in India in the month of August. Virologist Andrew Pekoz of Johns Hopkins University said that the mutation in variant XBB.1.5 is an addition. Due to this, it connects with the cells of the body in a better way. For this reason, its infection spreads rapidly.Why is XBB.1.5 variant dangerous?At the same time, epidemiologist Eric Feigel-Ding said that this XBB.1.5 variant is better able to escape from the body's immunity than XBB and BQ. The infection rate of the XBB.1.5 variant is very high.Can reduce the effect of the vaccine!In addition, Yunlong Richard Cao, assistant professor at Peking University, told that the XBB.1.5 variant weakens the body's antibodies. At the same time, experts from Columbia University said that all variants of XBB can reduce the effect of covid vaccination.Characteristics of the XBB.1.5 variantLet us tell you that some characteristics of the XBB variant are similar to other variants. Its main symptoms are runny nose, fever, sore throat, headache, cold, sneezing and cough.