COVID 19 illness

Illnesses caused by BA.2.38 are mild, self-limiting, says COVID-19 study

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Illnesses caused by BA.2.38 are mild, self-limiting, says COVID-19 study

Majority of patients infected by Omicron’s sub-variant — BA.2 and its offspring BA.2.38 — did not require hospitalisation, and illnesses caused by them were mild and self-limiting, a clinical study has revealed. The study, led by Dr Rajesh Karyekarte of B J Medical College, was conducted on 116 patients who were infected with BA.2.38, an … Read more

Even mild COVID-19 may impair fertility in men: IIT-B study

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Even mild COVID-19 may impair fertility in men: IIT-B study

Even mild or moderate COVID-19 illness could change the level of proteins related to male reproductive function that may impair fertility, according to a small study led by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. The research, published last week in the journal ACS Omega, analysed protein levels in semen of men who … Read more