There are many other viruses that show similar symptoms of Omicron including cough cold sore throat and body ache according to Head of Medical ICU and COVID ICU at BGS Gleneagles Global Hospital He said although the Omicron cases were decreasing there are a few endemic respiratory viruses like influenza that are still making the rounds Influenza is also a virus that affects the respiratory system showing similar symptoms to that of covid virus Hence doctors are now advising people with mild cold and cough to home quarantine themselves to avoid any virus transmission unless the patient s condition turns severe and requires hospitalisation Dr Subrata Das Senior Consultant Internal Medicine Diabetology Sakra World Hospital said that in the last four weeks there was a rise in the symptoms of cold and cough Analysing a case study he said We saw a 35 year old gentleman who had symptoms of throat ache body ache nasal congestion for three days A week ago his spouse had Covid
Source : Bangalore Mirror
