The Delta Variant is Easier to Contagion, Scientists Reveal 2 Latest Facts

JAKARTA, Suaramerdeka.com – Scientists in China publish their research in the preprint journal Virological

They analyzed 62 patients who were quarantined after exposure to COVID-19, and several people who were infected varian Delta.

In that study, the scientist reveal two recent facts varian Delta aka B1617.2.

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It is believed that both are related to the easy delta variance trait infectious.

1. The number of viruses or viral load average in patients varian Delta 1,620 times higher than the original variant. This results in faster replication

2. Patients infected with Covid-19 varian Delta tend to get positive results earlier than the original variant in the PCR test

“The combination of the extremely high viral load and the short incubation period is believed to explain why” varian Delta easier infectious,” said Benjamin Cowling, an epidemiologist from the University of Hong Kong, as quoted from Katadata.co.id

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