Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	80167
Country	Iraq

Received	2022-09-19 09:00
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Category	Medicine, General & Internal
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Omicron targets upper airways in pediatrics, elderly and unvaccinated population
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Wassan Nori and Muna Abdul Ghani Zghair
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Wassan Nori http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8749-2444 Muna Abdul Ghani Zghair http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-1215
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Corresponding Author	Wassan Nori, PhD, Academic Editor, Academic Research, Senior Researcher, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mustansiriyah University, Al Amin, Baghdad 10052, Al Saydyia, Iraq. dr.wassan76@uomustansiriyah.edu.iq
Key Words	Omicron; SARS-CoV-2; Upper respiratory tract; Epiglottitis; Pediatrics; Unvaccinated
Core Tip	Omicron, a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 variant, showed a special predilection for the upper airways. It caused a clinically different scenario, affecting pediatrics as a croup-like syndrome and urgent presentation in adults by causing alarming symptoms that resemble epiglottitis. Exponential Omicron infectivity and spread are higher than an earlier variant, yet it has lower death rates. High-risk groups for having severe forms of infection were the elderly and the unvaccinated population, which reinforces the importance of the vaccine in breaking the disease chain together with self-protective techniques such as masking and safe social separation that cannot be overlooked.
Publish Date	2022-11-08 07:44
Citation	Nori W, Abdul Ghani Zghair M. Omicron targets upper airways in pediatrics, elderly and unvaccinated population. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(32): 12062-12065
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v10/i32/12062.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v10.i32.12062

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