How do you know that your son has the mutated Delta Plus?

How do you know that your son has the mutated Delta Plus?

There is no doubt that all families are concerned for fear of their children being infected with the Corona mutant, especially the Delta Plus mutant that targets children, unlike the rest of the Covid-19 mutant. In this context, fear and anxiety revolve around children under the age of 12, who have not received any anti-Corona vaccines.

With the school season approaching and children returning to classes after a break, but rather due to the pandemic, this question revolves in the minds of parents, especially mothers.. “How do I know that my child has the Delta Plus mutation?

Healthline has answered this question with a report backed by expert opinions.

According to Dr. Paul Offit, who is responsible for the vaccine center at the American Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, “Delta Plus is highly contagious, so it infects children at a faster rate,” according to the report.

It is noteworthy that the delta mutant is considered to be more contagious than any other mutant of corona, and it also causes more severe symptoms than any other variant of Covid-19, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Since the majority of children have not received the available vaccines against the Corona virus, they have become more susceptible to infection with variants of the virus.

Delta Plus Symptoms

The report confirmed that coughing and loss of sense of smell are among the least common symptoms when infected with the Delta Plus variant, but infection, headache, sore throat, runny nose and high body temperature are among the main symptoms.

The report quoted Dr. Michael Grosso, chief of pediatrics at Huntington Hospital in Northwell Health, New York, as saying that there are some symptoms that a child with a delta variant suffers from, including a high body temperature, coughing, with the appearance of nasal symptoms, i.e. runny nose and symptoms Intestinal and rash in some, and there are some other symptoms, including:

- Abdominal pain
- redness in the eye
Tightness or pain in the chest
- Diarrhea
- Feeling very lonely
Severe headache
Low blood pressure
- Pain in the neck
vomiting

The report advised parents that it is necessary in the event of these symptoms on the child to carry out laboratory analyzes and swab him immediately, especially in the event of symptoms of the respiratory system, and in the case of positive infection, he must be isolated until the symptoms disappear.

Tips while isolating infected children

The report indicated that if the child's test result is positive, but he is in good health and does not need to be hospitalized, parents should monitor the child's breathing problems and follow these tips:

Drink plenty of fluids to strengthen the immune system
Ventilate the child’s isolated room for air flow
Allocating a special bathroom for the sick child