Frankenstein: Can the new Covidi variant affect Brazil?

The new stump of the Coronavirus, called XFG, and popularly nicknamed “Frankenstein” is spreading through France and worries health officials. The increase in cases lights a warning all over the world, including Brazil. Can the new Covidid variant affect the country?

“The nicknamed” Frankenstein “variant-technically associated with the XFG / Stratus-Stratus lineage is a recombinant form of Sars-Cov-2 which has spread in different countries in 2025. The data of the health agency indicate that we grow rapidly in some places, but so far there is no evidence that cause more serious diseases compared to the previous variants”, explains the data of Dr. Roberta, Member of the Braziliana of the Associations of Brazilian of Brazilian of the Brazilian associations, member of the Brazilian associations, member of the Brazilian associations of the Brazilian associations, member of the Brazilian associations of the Brazilian associations, member of the Brazilian associations of the assignment of Brazilian Otorhinolaringology (Aprol-CCF).

According to the doctor, the assessment of “possibility” in exact number is complex, but the practical reality is that XFG/Stratus has already been detected in several countries (there are registers of presence on different continents) and in some samples in Brazil it has been identified with recombinant strains – which shows the ability to disperser.

“Factors that favor the diffusion in Brazil: high relative transmissibility of this lineage, international flow of people and the arrival of the respiratory virus season (autumn/winter). Therefore, spreading in the country is possible and plausible, but its impact on hospitals will depend on the balance between the transmissibility and protection of the population. And there are no current indications that will not be a great catastrophic”.

Is the new variant of Frankenstein more serious?

To date, the assessments – including the World Health Organization – have classified XFG (Stratus) as “variant under monitoring” and have concluded that the additional global risk is low, without coherent signs of greater severity (hospitalizations or deaths) compared to circulating variants.

“In other words there is no robust evidence that it is more lethal or causing more serious clinical images of the recent Moraron variants,” he explains.

What are the main symptoms observed?

Symptoms similar to those of other divers -Varianti Moraron, with some characteristics. “It is more frequent to have Raucendine and strong sore throat,” says the expert. In addition, the symptoms observed also include:

• Cough
• Coast
• Nasal congestion
• Low or moderate fever
• Tiredness
• Muscle pain
• Loss of smell/taste – less frequent than the first waves of the pandemic.

“The presentation tends to be of upper airways infection, similar to a strong cold, although some cases evolved to worsen the respiratory in risky people,” adds the doctor.

Risk groups

The groups that historically become more vulnerable to Covid-19 remain the same:

• Elderly (especially> 60-65 years),
• People with immunosuppression (transplantation, cancer therapy, immunodeficiency),
• Carrier of chronic diseases (cardiac, respiratory, diabetes, severe obesity, chronic kidney),
• Women and babies in pregnancy in some clinical scenarios.

Practical recommendations

• Vaccination / reinforcement with adapted vaccines available for 2025, following local calendars (reduce the risk of serious diseases).
• Use of the mask in closed and conglomerate environments.
• Hand hygiene.
• Avoid contact with patients at risk in any symptom of the respiratory table.
• Early tests in the presentation of suggestive symptoms.
• Healthy lifestyle.

Source: Terra

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