The new alarming corona virus strain:EG.5

Document Type : Review Article

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1 medical microbiology and immunology

2 medical microbiology and immunology faculty of medicine sohag university

3 assistant lecturer of medical microbiology and immunology faculty of medicine

4 Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of medicine, Sohag University, Sohag Governorate

5 ophthalmology department-faculty of medicine-sohag university-egypt

6 department of clinical oncology .faculty of medicine .sohag university

7 public health and community medicine, faculty of medicine, Sohag university

8 Clinical and chemical pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University

9 Clinical and Chemical Pathology-Faculty of medicine- Sohag University.

Abstract

Worldwide, COVID-19 immunizations have avoided millions of fatalities, hospitalizations, and severe diseases since they were first made available. Vaccines can protect against dangerous diseases, but even so, after receiving a shot, it's still possible to spread SARS-CoV-2 to other people.

It was only a matter of time before yet another new COVID-19-causing SARS-CoV-2 strain appeared and spread. The evolution of coronaviruses is well documented. The strain for this summer is known as EG.5, often called Eris (a moniker for the Greek goddess of strife and discord). The number of infections caused by Eris, an ancestor of Omicron, has already overtaken that of all other coronavirus subvariants in the country. EG.5 viruses have not yet aroused any alarms over the severity of the illness, but There are early signs that it might spread more quickly. It is currently more common than XBB.1.16, another extraordinarily contagious Omicron subvariant that grabbed headlines just a few months ago (also known as Arcturus). Early indications indicate that EG.5 is currently spreading more quickly than any other virus.

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Sohag Medical Journal
Volume 28, Issue 1. - Serial Number 1
Basic Science Volume
2024
Pages 18-23

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