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COVID variant may cause 'razor blade' sore throats

USA TODAY · 5h

'New COVID-19 variant causes painful 'razor blade throat'

A painful sore throat, often referred to as "razor blade throat", is just one of the symptoms of a new COVID-19 variant. This variant is currently being monitored by the World Health Organization.

The Associated Press on MSN · 20h

What to know about the COVID variant that may cause 'razor blade' sore throats

That's because the variant — NB.1.8.1. or “Nimbus” — may cause painful sore throats. The symptom has been identified by doctors in the United Kingdom, India and elsewhere, according to media outlets in those countries. Other COVID-19 symptoms of any variant include fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath or loss of taste or smell.

Experts suspect new COVID-19 strain on Long Island, though they're skeptical of 'razor blade throat' symptom

Multiple news reports have linked the subvariant, NB 1.8.1, to "razor blade throat," in part because of postings on social media that likened symptoms to swallowing razor blades. But experts say those scattered anecdotal reports don’t mean COVID-19 today is more likely to cause severe throat pain than in the past.

17hon MSN

New COVID Variant Can Cause 'Razor Blade Throat': What to Know About the Symptom

A new COVID variant called Nimbus or NB.1.8.1 is causing "razor blade throat," experts say. Here's what to know about the new ...

Parade on MSN4d

This Is the Most Common (and Painful) COVID Symptom Doctors Are Seeing Right Now

Over the past five years, different strains of COVID infections each presented their own sets of slightly varied respiratory ...

Irish Mirror on MSN6d

Nimbus Covid: One very painful symptom shows you have highly transmissible new Coronavirus strain

Health officials have explained how to tell if you have the rapidly spreading new strain of Covid - dubbed 'Nimbus' - as it ...

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