It looks like your message got cut off at the end. Are you asking about what the symptoms of COVID-19 might look like in 2025, and how they could be different from earlier strains? I can give a careful overview based on the latest trends and research.
Here’s a summary of what’s known and expected:
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Symptoms evolve with variants
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Earlier COVID variants often caused fever, cough, loss of taste/smell, and fatigue.
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Later variants (like Omicron and its subvariants) often caused milder upper-respiratory symptoms: sore throat, runny nose, sneezing, fatigue, and headache.
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Loss of taste and smell has become less common over time.
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Current trends for 2025
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Experts expect COVID to behave more like a common cold or seasonal flu for most people, especially those who are vaccinated or previously infected.
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Symptoms may be short-lived and mainly affect the upper respiratory tract.
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Severe illness is more likely in older adults or those with underlying health conditions.
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Warning signs to still watch
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Shortness of breath, persistent chest pain, confusion, or bluish lips/fingers—these are still red flags and need medical attention.
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Why symptoms change
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Mutations can make the virus replicate more in the upper respiratory tract and less in the lungs, leading to milder symptoms.
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Population immunity (from vaccines and previous infections) also changes how symptoms appear.
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