Sore throat has been known to be one of the first signs of a COVID-19 infection — and now a specific version of the symptom, referred to as "razor blade throat," is being associated with the newest ...

"Cicada" is trending, but not because it's the season for the noisy insects to appear. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization are both monitoring a COVID-19 ...

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A new variant of the virus that causes COVID is spreading in the U.S. The “Cicada” variant, officially known as BA.3.2, was first detected in South Africa in November 2024. But infection rates in the ...

(NewsNation) — A new, highly-mutated COVID-19 variant is raising concern among public health professionals, with fears it could more easily evade vaccine protections. The newest COVID variant is ...

It was first identified in South Africa in November 2024. It spread very slowly, and experts aren't sure why the variant is causing an increase in cases now. While this strain hasn't contributed for a ...

A new COVID-19 variant is spreading its way through the country, including in Wisconsin. The new Sars-CoV-2 BA.3.2 variant was first detected in the United States in June 2025 in a traveler, but the ...

The variant was named after a breed of insects that rarely emerge into view because it stayed mostly "underground" once it was detected. HealthDay News — Another new COVID variant is starting to ...

A "highly mutated" COVID variant that flew under the radar for years has been detected in a growing number of U.S. states, health officials said this week. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

Experts are monitoring a highly mutated strain of COVID-19 that long went unnoticed, but has now been identified in Michigan. The new Sars-CoV-2 BA.3.2 variant, known as Cicada — referring to its long ...

Health officials are closely watching a new COVID-19 variant after a rise in cases.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the variant known as "Cicada" has been detected in at ...