What are the symptoms of the newest strain of COVID?

Does EG.5 cause symptoms that are different from other coronavirus subvariants? Not so far. Like other Omicron strains, EG.5 tends to infect the upper respiratory tract, causing a runny nose, sore throat, and other cold-like symptoms, as opposed to lower respiratory tract symptoms, Dr. Roberts explains.



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COVID-19 symptoms appear about 2-14 days after exposure to the virus, according to the CDC. People who test positive for COVID-19 typically have symptoms for a couple weeks. People who have long COVID (also known as long-haulers) can have persistent symptoms that last at least 12 weeks after infection.

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