The 'Stratus' COVID Variant Is On The Rise — Here Are The Most Common Signs And Symptoms
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Roughly half of U.S. states currently have increasing numbers of infections. Here's what you need to know.
Every summer for the past several years, including this summer, COVID cases have increased throughout the United States as people spend time in air-conditioned spaces and as summer travel peaks.
It is expected that COVID cases will continue to rise as kids head back to school, and then reach a peak in early September.
“Most of those COVID-19 [infections] are associated with two newer variants being Nimbus and Stratus — these are the strains that are contributing to that seasonal surge that we’re currently seeing in the U.S.,” said Dr. Matthew Lokant, an infectious disease specialist at the West Virginia University School of Medicine.
Here are the main symptoms of a COVID infection this summer and what you can do to stay healthy:
COVID symptoms this summer look a lot like symptoms from earlier strains, such as fatigue, runny nose and a headache.
It impacts how your body digests it, absorbs its nutrients and even responds metabolically after you eat it.
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