Wuhan Virus Delta Variant
The #WuhanVirus #DeltaVariant has now spread to more than 80 countries.
The world is struggling to control it whereas the variant meanwhile is mutating very fastly. So, what we have now is called the #DeltaPlus variant.
It has already spread to at least 9 countries. Our next report tells you, “Why the world needs to watch out for this one?” Mutations have supercharged the virus, the delta variant drove India’s deadly second wave, now this mutation has taken a drastic form called The Delta Plus and is spreading tremendously. Reports say, “Its earlier sample has been traced back to Europe”. In India, the Delta Plus variant has been detected in at least 3 states and it is believed to be more infectious; there is no indication yet if it’s deadlier than the other variants, but experts are already worried about it because this variant could trigger the next wave of cases worldwide.
Reports say, “ Around 200 cases of the Delta Plus variant have been detected across the world and the variant has been found in at least 9 countries which includes The UK, Portugal, Switzerland, Poland, Japan, Nepal, China, and Russia”. In India alone, 30 cases of the Delta Plus variant have been detected and the Indian Government has termed Delta Plus as a variant of interest. Scientists are still studying if this variant can escape the immunity of vaccines because there is a reason to believe that the Delta Plus is resistant to monoclonal antibody cocktails due to its quick genome-sequencing mutations. There is a treatment method where patients are injected with artificially manufactured proteins that prevent the virus from attacking the body, called vaccines. If dangerous mutations were not enough, new findings into the long-term impact of Wuhan virus infections have sparked fresh concerns to the scientists in UK who have been trying to understand the effect of the Wuhan virus on the brain. They have found that even a mild infection could lead to substantial loss of Gray-matter in the brain. British researchers examined brain MRIs of patients before and after they got infected and most of them had mild to moderate symptoms of infection. Their MRI suggested brain damage in areas that help us detect smell and taste like cognitive function and memory formation.
Not everyone will suffer brain damage from the Wuhan virus, but the study shows the possibility can’t be ruled-out and with new mutations, the risk of long-term illness remains in a growing situation.
