Delta variant of COVID-19: A simple explanation
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has undergone numerous mutations since its initial identification, leading to challenges in controlling the pandemic. Till date, several variants of concern have been identified. However, currently...
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description | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has undergone numerous mutations since its initial identification, leading to challenges in controlling the pandemic. Till date, several variants of concern have been identified. However, currently, the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) is the most dreaded one owing to its enhanced transmissibility and increased virulence. In addition, this variant can potentially facilitate fusion of the spike protein to cells or inhibit antibodies from binding to it. In this commentary, we have simplified the complexity of the nomenclature of variants related to COVID-19, concentrating on the Delta variant including its transmissibility, response to vaccines, and prevention. |
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spelling | pubmed-84977802021-10-14 Delta variant of COVID-19: A simple explanation Hendaus, Mohamed A. Jomha, Fatima A. Qatar Med J Commentary Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has undergone numerous mutations since its initial identification, leading to challenges in controlling the pandemic. Till date, several variants of concern have been identified. However, currently, the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) is the most dreaded one owing to its enhanced transmissibility and increased virulence. In addition, this variant can potentially facilitate fusion of the spike protein to cells or inhibit antibodies from binding to it. In this commentary, we have simplified the complexity of the nomenclature of variants related to COVID-19, concentrating on the Delta variant including its transmissibility, response to vaccines, and prevention. HBKU Press 2021-10-05 /pmc/articles/PMC8497780/ /pubmed/34660217 http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2021.49 Text en © 2021 Hendaus, Jomha, licensee HBKU Press. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license CC BY 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Commentary Hendaus, Mohamed A. Jomha, Fatima A. Delta variant of COVID-19: A simple explanation |
title | Delta variant of COVID-19: A simple explanation |
title_full | Delta variant of COVID-19: A simple explanation |
title_fullStr | Delta variant of COVID-19: A simple explanation |
title_full_unstemmed | Delta variant of COVID-19: A simple explanation |
title_short | Delta variant of COVID-19: A simple explanation |
title_sort | delta variant of covid-19: a simple explanation |
topic | Commentary |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8497780/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34660217 http://dx.doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2021.49 |
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