![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/new-covid-strain-giving-people-strange-symptom-at-night-as-it-overtakes-omicron-in-uk/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_Menopausal-Mature-Woman-Suffering-With-Insomnia-In-Bed-At-Home.jpg&description=A new Covid strain called BA.5 has been dubbed the "sibling" of Omicron, which took the nation by storm in the winter of 2021 and was the dominant strain until it was overtaken A new strain of Covid, known as BA.5, is reportedly causing an unusual nocturnal symptom as it continues to spread. This strain, considered the "sibling" of Omicron that swept across the nation in winter 2021, has become dominant after overtaking its predecessor several weeks ago. While BA.5 shares similar symptoms with Omicron, it brings an unwelcome addition to the list - night sweats. Many infected individuals have reported experiencing this unpleasant symptom. During an interview with Irish radio station NewsTalk, Luke O'Neill, a professor of biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin, remarked: "One extra symptom from BA.5 I saw this morning is night sweats. Isn't that strange?" Currently, BA.5 accounts for approximately 65 per cent of Covid cases in the US, according to the CDC, and similar levels are suspected in the UK. Scientists speculate that its severity may be akin to Omicron's, potentially causing fewer severe cases and deaths than previous strains like Alpha and Delta. However, like Omicron, BA.5 is believed to be more transmissible, Daily Star reports. Emerging evidence suggests that BA.5 might possess a higher capability to re-infect patients compared to earlier strains. Professor O'Neill attributed the difference in symptoms to genetic changes in the virus and the way our immune system responds to infection. "The disease is slightly different because the virus has changed," he explained, adding, "There is some immunity to it obviously with the T-cells and so on." In a peculiar twist, the interplay between your immune system and the slightly altered virus might result in a somewhat different disease manifestation, with night sweats emerging as a distinctive symptom. According to the ZOE Covid Study app, among individuals who have received two or more doses of the vaccine, the mos){kind=link}
A new Covid strain called BA.5 has been dubbed the “sibling” of Omicron, which took the nation by storm in the winter of 2021 and was the dominant strain until it was overtaken
A new strain of Covid, known as BA.5, is reportedly causing an unusual nocturnal symptom as it continues to spread.
This strain, considered the “sibling” of Omicron that swept across the nation in winter 2021, has become dominant after overtaking its predecessor several weeks ago.
While BA.5 shares similar symptoms with Omicron, it brings an unwelcome addition to the list – night sweats. Many infected individuals have reported experiencing this unpleasant symptom.
During an interview with Irish radio station NewsTalk, Luke O’Neill, a professor of biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin, remarked: “One extra symptom from BA.5 I saw this morning is night sweats. Isn’t that strange?”