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Bookmark or Share- 3 Things to Know About XEC, the Latest COVID StrainExperts say it could become the dominant SARS-CoV-2 strain just in time for winter, when COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations tend to peak. The variant is called XEC. It’s a subvariant of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron strain, which has spawned multiple descendants since it surfaced in the U.S. in 2021.
- XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant: Questions patients may haveSince the COVID-19 Omicron variant became the world’s dominant strain, it has mutated into different subvariants. First it was BA.1, then it was the BA.5 Omicron subvariant. It eventually mutated into BQ.1 and BQ.1.1. Now there is XBB.1.5—nicknamed the Kraken—which derived from the BA.2 Omicron subvariant. It is part of the XBB family of ...
- Omicron XBB.1.5 'Kraken' Subvariant Is on the Rise: What To KnowA SARS-CoV-2 strain called XBB.1.5 (nicknamed “Kraken”), a descendent of the Omicron variant, has been described as the most transmissible strain of the virus so far. Yale Medicine doctors tell you what you need to know.
- Omicron and its Subvariants: A Guide to What We KnowThe variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 first surfaced in the United States toward the end of 2021 and spread like wildfire, spawning new sub-strains—some more transmissible than others.
- SARS-CoV-2 journey: from alpha variant to omicron and its sub-variants ...These sub-variants exhibit genetic resemblances to Omicron BA.1 and are linked to heightened transmissibility, contributing to an increase in global cases. Notably, each sub-variant bears its unique mutations and characteristics.
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