What's interesting is looking at the symptoms of early variants to more recent variants like Delta and now Omicron.
The newer the variant the more likely you are to see symptoms like sneezing and a runny nose. The newer the variant the less likely you are to see symptoms like fatigue, fever, loss of smell, sore throat.
In just a few years Covid has changed it's symptoms to make us behave in a way to spread more (runny noses and sneezing are great vectors... those nice juices we produce to spread it to other people).
It's also less likely to give symptoms that make you feel so crummy you want to stay home.
Still dangerous of course, but it's fascinating how it is mutating to look more like classic/generic upper respiratory diseases already out there. I think people expected it to follow this path, but it's interesting how quickly it has gone from generalist disease that infects everywhere to specializing in our respiratory system where it can more effectively spread.
The newer the variant the more likely you are to see symptoms like sneezing and a runny nose. The newer the variant the less likely you are to see symptoms like fatigue, fever, loss of smell, sore throat.
In just a few years Covid has changed it's symptoms to make us behave in a way to spread more (runny noses and sneezing are great vectors... those nice juices we produce to spread it to other people).
It's also less likely to give symptoms that make you feel so crummy you want to stay home.
Still dangerous of course, but it's fascinating how it is mutating to look more like classic/generic upper respiratory diseases already out there. I think people expected it to follow this path, but it's interesting how quickly it has gone from generalist disease that infects everywhere to specializing in our respiratory system where it can more effectively spread.



