This warning came in a recent medical study, nearly a year after a mutant emerged "Omicron" Which appears to be highly contagious, but causes milder symptoms.
Mild symptoms of a mutant helped "Omicron" It helped reduce the severity of the outbreak around the world, because infected people didn’t have to be hospitalized and the surge didn’t overwhelm healthcare systems.
But researchers at the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban BSouth AfricaNote that Corona virus He is still capable of mutating, despite the current lull, and may produce a more ferocious version in the future.
Scientists issued this warning after studying the case of an AIDS infected person who was infected with a mutant "Omicron" Since the Corona infection, he has not been able to get rid of it for six months, due to his weak immune system.
The study stated that when the mutant virus remains in the patient’s body, for long months, it finds plenty of time to multiply, and therefore, the possibility that it secretes a new, more ferocious mutant increases as a result of the modifications and changes that have occurred. in it.
Epidemiology researcher Alex Segal, the academic overseeing the study, explained that the virus, which remained in the body for a long time, caused increased inflammation in the lungs, in a situation similar to that caused by infection with previous strains of the Corona virus.
Over time, the virus mutated and became more capable of killing cells, and if it had been passed on to others, they would have had the same severe symptoms.
This study comes as China is seeing protests in a number of regions, over the authorities’ adherence to a policy "Zero covid" Which continues to impose closures, despite most countries around the world abandoning the strict approach to containing a disease "COVID-19".
Concerns are raised about the possibility of severe mutations that currently available vaccines cannot limit their health consequences.
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According to the British newspaper “Daily Mail”, the world may register a more ferocious mutant in comparison with mutants The most popular at the moment.
This warning came in a recent medical study, nearly a year after a mutant emerged.Omicronwhich has been shown to be highly contagious, but causes milder symptoms.
The mild symptoms of the “Omicron” mutant helped ease the severity of the epidemic around the world, because infected people did not have to be hospitalized and the surge did not lead to exhausting health systems.
But researchers at the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban BSouth AfricaNote that Corona virus He is still capable of mutating, despite the current lull, and may produce a more ferocious version in the future.
Scientists issued this warning after studying the case of a person with AIDS who was infected with the Corona infection’s mutant ‘Omicron’ and was unable to get rid of it for six months, due to his weak immune system.
The study stated that when the mutant virus remains in the patient’s body, for long months, it finds plenty of time to multiply, and therefore, the possibility that it secretes a new, more ferocious mutant increases as a result of the modifications and changes that have occurred. in it.
Epidemiology researcher Alex Segal, the academic overseeing the study, explained that the virus, which remained in the body for a long time, caused increased inflammation in the lungs, in a situation similar to that caused by infection with previous strains of the Corona virus.
Over time, the virus mutated and became more capable of killing cells, and if it had been passed on to others, they would have had the same severe symptoms.
This study comes as China is seeing protests in several regions, as authorities adhere to a “zero Covid” policy that continues to impose lockdowns, despite most countries around the world abandoning strict approaches to contain the ” Covid 19″ pathology.
Concerns are raised about the possibility of severe mutations that currently available vaccines cannot limit their health consequences.
