Is It Stealth Omicron or Seasonal Allergies?

As per the latest Tuesday reports of the center for disease control and prevention, The stealth variant of omicron is now the dominant strain in the united states.

The data were analyzed on the bases of tests conducted between the 19th of march to 26th of march.

Following the pattern across the globe, us experts are now sure that the stealth omicron will become the dominant strain of the virus in the united states.

Dr. Anthony Fauci says that he does not anticipate another surge in stealth omicron cases, but says that there is a possibility of the arrival of a new subvariant that could cause new COVID cases to rise in the coming weeks.

But, according to the states health records, many people who are getting positive test results for COVID-19 initially mistook their symptoms for seasonal allergies,

In this article, we will discuss the difference between the 6 common symptoms of Covid and allergies and differentiate between them.

Fever

Fever is the most common way to fight off any pathogenic infection. For that reason, it’s a common symptom of COVID-19, which typically gets reported by those who have it.

But, COVID-19 often has unpredictable temperatures. As common a symptom as fever is, there is no definitive temperature range for covid. Some people who test positive never feel fever. Some others have waves of very high fevers.

According to the studies, 79.43 percent of participants had experienced fever during their Covid-19 illness. The temperatures ranged from low to medium grades.

Allergic rhinitis just causes runny nose, excessive sneezing, and watery eyes, allergies don’t cause fever.

So if you have a fever, get yourself tested.

Cough and difficulty in breathing.

According to the studies, dry cough is the most common symptom of stealth omicron. But, symptoms can vary from person to person, so people shouldn’t assume they’re free of Covid just because they don’t have classic symptoms of wet cough.

Allergic rhinitis and covid both produce dry cough symptoms. The only way to differentiate it is by monitoring the intensity of the cough.

Allergic cough is a persistent cough. You can differentiate it by noticing it develop in the presence of triggers, such as pollen, dust, mold, or pet dander.

Headaches

Allergic headaches are also known as sinus headache because it includes aches around the face and cheeks.

Normally, the sinus cavities allow you to breathe oxygen and trap air impurities. allergies are caused when a combination of inflammation and swelling leads to sinus blockage. The swelling results in pressure and pain in and around the sinus area, resulting in headaches.

Headaches in covid are sharper and mostly focused on a particular area of the head, just like migraine.

The difference between an allergic headache and a covid headache is allergic headaches are combined with sneezing, runny nose, and other allergic symptoms, whereas COVID can cause a new persistent headache without any other symptoms.

Fatigue

Allergic fatigue is different from covid fatigue. Allergic fatigue is caused due to other symptoms like sneezing, sniffling, and itchy eyes.

You have to understand the correlation. All these allergic reactions make it harder to sleep. When you are sniffling, sneezing, and generally feeling unwell, you often don’t sleep well. This lack of sleep causes fatigue or the feeling of no energy.

Whereas when your body is fighting the covid virus, you may feel very tired and find it hard to focus. Sometimes it causes brain fog-like symptoms.

Congestion or runny nose.

Both omicron and allergies produce nose problems. The symptoms may be different from person to person but there are certain factors that can differentiate whether you have omicron or a normal allergy.

According to the studies, the Allergic runny nose timeline is much longer than a viral runny nose.
and if you feel itchiness and something moving in the upper part of the nose, it’s an allergic runny nose, Because itchiness is not common in viral illness.

Apart from these Patients with allergies may also have symptoms of asthma, which can cause coughing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and wheezing. COVID-19 typically does not cause wheezing.

Sore throat.

When the allergens particles in the nose and sinus cavities drains down to the throat. This causes tickling or scratchy pain. Typically If you have a sore throat with fever and body aches, it’s likely the result of a covid infection,