Dhiraj Choudhary Project 06.12.2021

A REVIEW ON STUDY OF DELTA PLUS DISEASE
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OF
BACHELOR OF PHARMACY
In
Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal
By
Mr. Dheeraj Choudhary
(Enrollment No.: 0879PY181030)
Under the Supervision of
Mr. Saurabh Guhe
(Assistant Professor)
Sri Aurobindo Institute of Pharmacy

Indore-Ujjain State Highway, Near MR-10 Crossing,
Indore, Madhya Pradesh (India) 453555
(2019)
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ABSTRACT 8
1] INTRODUCTION 8–9
2] SARS-CoV-2 VARIENTS 10
3] SYMPTOMS 11-12
4] CLASSIFICATION 13-17
4.1] NAMES OF VARIENTS 13
4.2] OTHER SUBLINEAGES OF B.1.617 13
4.3] MUTATION 13
5] ORIGIN OF DELTA PLUS 18
6] SIGN OF DELTA PLUS DISEASE 19-20
7] CAUSES OF DELTA PLUS VARIENTS 20-21
8] DELTA PLUS VARIENT TREATMENT AND 21-23

THERAPIES
9] PREVENTION 23--24
9.1] TREATMENT 25
9.2] EPIDEMIOLOGY 26
9.3] TRANSMISSIBILITY 27
9.4] INFECTION AGE GROUP 28
9.5] VIRULENCE 28
9.6] STATISTICS 29-40
10] CONCLUSION 41
11] REPORT 41-42
12] REFERENCE 43-46


Abstract:
The review paper conducted on “study on Delta plus disease” gives the detail
information about genome that was used for the identification of Delta and variants that
have generally been observed. It also gives the information about the origin of the Delta
plus, it sign and symptoms observed, causes of the different varient, it’s treatment and
generally the therapies that are brought in use for the proper cure of the Delta plus. The
study also suggests that which are the companies that are involved in the vaccine
preparation for the severe cause of COVID-19. The study also gives the short information
about the cases and what treatment is to be given.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; Spike, Delta plus variant, K417N
1 } Introduction: (1, 2,3,5,8 ,15)
Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that can cause illnesses such as the common
cold, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome
(MERS). In 2019, a new coronavirus was identified as the cause of a disease outbreak
that originated in China.
The virus is known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
The disease it causes is called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In March 2020, the
World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic.
Public health groups, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) and WHO, are monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and posting updates on their
websites. These groups have also issued recommendations for preventing and treating the
virus that causes COVID-19.Whole-genome sequencing was used to identify the delta
and alpha variants. The proportion of all positive samples that were sequenced
increased from approximately 10% in February 2021 to Approximately 60% in May
2021.4 Sequencing is undertaken at a network of laboratories, including The Welcome
Sanger Institute, where a high proportion of samples has been tested, and whole- Genome
sequences are assigned to Public Health England definitions of variants on the basis of
Mutations. Spike gene target status on PCR was used as a second approach for identifying
each variant. Laboratories used the Towpaths assay (Thermo Fisher Scientific) to test for
three gene targets: spike (S), nucleocapsid (N), and open reading frame 1ab (ORF1ab). In
December 2020, the alpha variant was noted to be associated with negative testing on the
S target, so S target–negative status was subsequently used as a proxy for identification of
the variant. The alpha variant accounts for between 98% and 100% of S target–negative
results in England. Among sequenced samples that tested positive for the S target, the
delta variant was in 72.2% of the samples in April 2021 and in 93.0% in May (as of May
12, 2021).4 For the test-negative case–control analysis, only samples that Had been tested
at laboratories with the use of the Towpaths assay were included. For the test-negative
case–control analysis, logistic regression was used to estimate the odds of having a
symptomatic, PCR-confirmed case of Covid-19 among vaccinated persons as compared
with unvaccinated persons (control). Cases were identified as having the delta variant by
means of Sequencing or if they were S target–positive on the towpaths PCR assay. Cases
were identified as having the alpha variant by means of sequencing or if they were S
target–negative on the towpaths PCR assay. If a person had tested positive on multiple
occasions within a 90-day period (which may represent a single illness episode), only the
first positive test was included. A maximum of three randomly chosen negative test
results were included for each person. Negative tests in which the sample had been
obtained within 3 weeks before a positive result or after a positive result could have been
false negatives; therefore, these were excluded. Tests that had been administered within 7
days after a previous negative result were also excluded. Persons who had previously
tested positive before the analysis period were also excluded in order to estimate vaccine
effectiveness in fully susceptible persons. All the covariates were included in the model
as had been done with previous test-negative case–control analyses, with calendar week
included as a factor and without An interaction with region. With regard to S target–
positive or –negative status, only persons who had tested positive on the other two PCR
gene targets were included. Assignment to the delta variant on the basis of S target status
was restricted to the week commencing April 12, 2021 and Onward in order to aim for
high specificity of S target–positive testing for the delta variant. Vaccine Effectiveness
for the first dose was estimated among persons with a symptom-onset date that was 21
days or more after receipt of the first dose of vaccine, and vaccine effects for the second
dose were estimated among persons with a symptom-onset date that was 14 days or more
after receipt of the second dose. Comparison was made with unvaccinated persons and
with persons who had symptom onset in the period of 4 to 13 days after vaccination in
order to help account for differences in underlying risk of infection. The period from the
day of vaccine administration (day 0) today 3 was excluded because reactogenicity to the
vaccine can cause an increase in testing that biases results, as previously described. Yes,
although vaccination still protects extremely well against severe disease and death. A
study of a recent Delta-driven outbreak in Provincetown, Massachusetts, published in
CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report last week.
The agency’s decision to reverse itself and advise fully vaccinated people to wear
masks in indoor public places in areas where transmission is high, agency Director
Rochelle Wale sky said. In the Massachusetts outbreak, fully vaccinated people
accounted for 74% of nearly 469 COVID-1cases. (Four of the five people hospitalized in
the outbreak were fully vaccinated; no one died.).Strikingly, the study found that fully
vaccinated people carried just as much virus in their noses and throats as the
unvaccinated. Since then, a new, not-yet-peer-reviewed preprint from the University
Wisconsin, Madison, has reported similar findings. It’s not surprising that, at the time
they’re diagnosed, fully vaccinated people might carry a large nasal load of a variant
that’s known to replicate rapidly, says Six to Leal, who directs medical microbiology at
UAB hospitals. That’s because although vaccines are excellent at generating blood-borne
antibodies, they are not as good at generating a form of antibody that occupies the lining
of the nose and throat. “There’s a window of time when fast-replicating virus can enter
[the cells lining the nose], replicate like crazy in a very high Amount, and symptoms,”
Leal says. But in vaccinated people, the replication soon alerts the immune system to send
blood-borne antibodies that neutralize the virus in the nose and throat, Leal Says. Another
new preprint from scientists in Singapore found that although vaccinated and
unvaccinated patients infected with Delta had similar viral loads when diagnosed, those
loads declined more rapidly in the vaccinated. “Based on basic immunology, that’s
exactly what we would expect—that vaccinated individuals would clear the infection
much faster,” says Christian Andersen, an infectious disease researcher at Scripps
Research.
2] SARS-CoV-2 Variants:[5,3,16,12]
The Delta variant is a variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It was
first detected in India in late 2020. The Delta variant was named on 31 May 2021 and had
spread to over 163 countries by 24 August 2021. The World Health Organization (WHO)
indicated in June 2021 that the Delta variant is becoming the dominant strain globally.
Countries with confirmed cases of Delta variant as of 10 August 2021 (GISAID)

Legend:
10,000+ confirmed sequences
5,000–9,999 confirmed sequences
1,000–4,999 confirmed sequences

100–999 confirmed sequences
10–99 confirmed sequences
1-9 confirmed sequence
None or no data
It has mutations in the gene encoding the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein causing the

substitutions T478K, P681R and L452R, which are known to affect transmissibility of the
virus as well as whether it can be neutralised by antibodies for previously circulating
variants of the COVID-19 virus. It is thought to be one of the most transmissible
respiratory viruses known. In August 2021, Public Health England (PHE) reported
secondary attack rate in household contacts of non-travel or unknown cases for Delta to
be 10.8% vis-à-vis 10.2% for the Alpha variant; the case fatality rate for those 386,835
people with Delta is 0.3%, where 46% of the cases and 6% of the deaths are unvaccinated
and below 50 years old. Immunity from previous recover or COVID-19 vaccines are
effective in preventing severe disease or hospitalisation from infection with the variant.
[11]
On 7 May 2021, PHE changed their classification of lineage B.1.617.2 from a variant
under investigation (VUI) to a variant of concern (VOC) based on an assessment of
transmissibility being at least equivalent to B.1.1.7 (Alpha variant);[12] the
UK's SAGE using May data estimated a "realistic" possibility of being 50% more
transmissible. On 11 May 2021, the WHO also classified this lineage VOC, and said that
it showed evidence of higher transmissibility and reduced neutralisation. On 15 June
2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared Delta a variant of
concern.
The variant is thought to be partly responsible for India's deadly second wave of the
pandemic beginning in February 2021.[15][16][17] It later contributed to a third wave
in Fiji, the United Kingdom[18][19][20] and South Africa,[21] and the WHO
warned in July 2021 that it could have a similar effect elsewhere in Europe and Africa.
[22][21] By late July, it had also driven an increase in daily infections in parts of Asia,
[23] the United States,[24] Australia, and New Zealand.[25]
3 } Symptoms [5,8,15]
Signs and symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may appear 2 to 14
days after exposure. This time after exposure and before having symptoms is called the
incubation period. You can still spread COVID-19 before you have symptoms
(presymptomatic transmission). Common signs and symptoms can include:
1] Fever
2] Cough
3]Tiredness
Early symptoms of COVID-19 may include a loss of taste or smell.
Other symptoms can include:

1] Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
2] Muscle aches
3] Chills
4] Sore throat
5] Runny nose
6] Headache
7] Chest pain
8] Pink eye (conjunctivitis)
9] Nausea
10] Vomiting
11] Diarrhea
12] Rash
This list isn't complete. Children have similar symptoms to adults and generally have mild
illness.
The severity of COVID-19 symptoms can range from very mild to severe. Some people
may have only a few symptoms. Some people may have no symptoms at all, but can still
spread it (asymptomatic transmission). Some people may experience worsened
symptoms, such as worsened shortness of breath and pneumonia, about a week after
symptoms start.
Some people experience COVID-19 symptoms for more than four weeks after they're
diagnosed. These health issues are sometimes called post-COVID-19 conditions. Some
children experience multisystem inflammatory syndrome, a syndrome that can affect
some organs and tissues, several weeks after having COVID-19. Rarely, some adults
experience the syndrome too.
People who are older have a higher risk of serious illness from COVID-19, and the risk
increases with age. People who have existing medical conditions also may have a higher
risk of serious illness. Certain medical conditions that may increase the risk of serious
illness from COVID-19 include:
A] Serious heart diseases, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease or

cardiomyopathy
B] Cancer
C] Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
D] Type 1 or type 2 diabetes
E] Overweight, obesity or severe obesity
F] High blood pressure
G] Smoking

H] chronic kidney disease
I] Sickle cell disease or thalassemia
J] Weakened immune system from solid organ transplants or bone marrow transplants
K] Pregnancy
L] Asthma
M] Chronic lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis or pulmonary hypertension
N] Liver disease
O] Dementia
P] Down syndrome
Q] Weakened immune system from bone marrow transplant, HIV or some medications
R] Brain and nervous system conditions, such as stroke Substance use disorders.
4] Classification
The Delta variant has mutations in the gene encoding the SARS-CoV-2 spike
protein[2] causing the substitutions D614G, T478K, P681R and L452R.[26][4] It is
identified as the 21A clade under the Nextstrain phylogenetic classification system.[27]
4.1] Names of varients
The virus has also been referred to by the term "Indian Variant"[28] as it was
originally detected in India. However, the Delta variant is only one of three variants of
the lineage B.1.617, all of which were first detected in India.[29] At the end of May 2021,
the WHO assigned the label Delta to lineage B.1.617.2 after introducing a new policy of
using Greek letters for variants of concern and variants of interest.[30]
4.2] Other sublineages of B.1.617

There are three sublineages of lineage B.1.617 categorised so far.
B.1.617.1 (Kappa variant) was designated a Variant Under Investigation in April 2021
by Public Health England. Later in April 2021, two other variants B.1.617.2 and
B.1.617.3 were designated as Variants Under Investigation. While B.1.617.3 shares the
L452R and E484Q mutations found in B.1.617.1, B.1.617.2 lacks the E484Q mutation.
B.1.617.2 has the T478K mutation, not found in B.1.617.1 and B.1.617.3.[31]
[32] Simultaneously, the ECDC released a brief maintaining all three sublineages of
B.1.617 as VOI, estimating that a "greater understanding of the risks related to these
B.1.617 lineages is needed before any modification of current measures can be
considered".[33]

4.3] Mutations
Amino acid mutations of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant plotted on a genome map of
SARS-CoV-2 with a focus on Spike .
The Delta/ B.1.617.2 genome has 13 mutations according to some sources, depending on
whether more common mutations are included) which produce alterations in the amino-
acid sequences of the proteins it encodes. Four of them, all of which are in the
virus's spike protein code, are of particular concern:
D614G. The substitution at position 614, an aspartic acid-to-glycine substitution, is
shared with other highly transmissible variants like Alpha, Beta and Gamma.[5]
T478K. The exchange at position 478 is a threonine-to-lysine substitution.
L452R. The substitution at position 452, a leucine-to-arginine substitution, confers
stronger affinity of the spike protein for the ACE2 receptor and decreased recognition
capability of the immune system.
P681R. The substitution at position 681, a proline-to-arginine substitution, which,
according to William A. Haseltine, may boost cell-level infectivity of the variant "by
facilitating cleavage of the S precursor protein to the active S1/S2 configuration".The
E484Q mutation is not present in the B.1.617.2 genome.
Delta variants have been subdivided in the Pango lineage designation system into variants
from AY.1 to AY.28. However, there is no information on whether such classification
correlates with biological characteristic changes of the virus. It is said that, as of August
2021, AY.4 to AY.11 are predominant in the UK, AY.12 in Israel, AY.2, AY.3, AY.13,
AY.14, AY.25 in the US, AY.20 in the US and Mexico, AY.15 in Canada, AY.16 in
Kenya, AY.17 in Ireland and Northern Ireland, AY.19 in South Africa, AY.21 in Italy
and Switzerland, AY.22 in Portugal, AY.24 in Indonesia, and AY.23 in Indonesia,
Singapore, Japan, and South Korea.
Delta with K417N originally corresponded to lineages AY.1 and AY.2, subsequently
also lineage AY.3, and has been nicknamed "Delta plus" or "Nepal variant". It has the
K417N mutation, which is also present in the Beta variant. The exchange at position 417
is a lysine-to-asparagine substitution.
As of mid-October 2021, the AY.3 variant accounted for a cumulative prevalence of
approximately 5% in the United States, and 2% worldwide. In mid-October the AY.4.2
Delta sublineage was expanding in England, and being monitored and assessed. It
contains mutations A222V and Y145H in its spike protein, not considered of particular
concern. It has been suggested that AY.4.2 might be 10-15% more transmissible than the
original Delta variant. Mid-October 2021, AY.4.2 accounted for an estimated 10% of
cases, and has led to an additional growth rate rising to about 1% (10% of 10%) per
generational time of five days or so. This additional growth rate would grow with
increasing prevalence. Without AY.4.2 and no other changes, the number of cases in the
UK would have been about 10% lower. AY.4.2 grows about 19% faster per week. In the
UK it was reclassified as a "variant

Defining mutations in the under

SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant
Gene Nucleotide Amino acid

ORF1b P314L
P1000L
Spike G142D
T19R
R158G
L452R
T478K
D614G
P681R
D950N
E156del
F157del
M I82T
N D63G
R203M
ORF3a S26L
ORF7a V82A
T120I
investigation" (but not "of concern") in late October 2021. In Denmark, after a drop in
AY.4.2 cases, a new fast surge was detected and monitored, but was not yet considered a
cause of concern.
Coronavirus Delta Variant
Delta Variant is the name given to the SARS-Cov-2 virus variant first identified in India
by Indian scientists.
1] It is also called SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 and has about 15 – 16 mutations.
2] It was first reported in October 2020 in India. It is currently the most prevalent in
India.
3] The Delta variant (B.1.617) has three subtypes:
A)617.1 (variant of interest) – also named Kappa variant
B)1.617.2 (variant of concern)
C) 1.617.3 (variant of interest)
4] The B.1.617.2 variant has been named Delta Plus.
A] An additional mutation to the Delta Plus variant has been named as the K417N
mutation.
5] The Delta variant has been named a VOC because of:
- Increased transmissibility
-Stronger binding to receptors of lung cells
-Potential reduction in monoclonal antibody response
-Potential post vaccination immune escap
6] The Delta variant has been isolated and is being cultured now at ICMR’s National
Institute of Virology, Pune. Tests are being performed to evaluate the effectiveness of the
vaccines against this variant.
WHO label Additional amino Earliest

Pango GISAID Nextstrain Date of
acid documented
lineage* clade clade designation
changes monitored° samples
United
+S:484K
Alpha B.1.1.7 GRY 20I (V1) Kingdom, 18-Dec-2020
+S:452R
Sep-2020

WHO label Additional amino Earliest

Pango GISAID Nextstrain Date of
acid documented
lineage* clade clade designation
changes monitored° samples
South Africa,
Beta B.1.351 GH/501Y.V2 20H (V2) +S:L18F 18-Dec-2020
May-2020
Brazil,
Gamma P.1 GR/501Y.V3 20J (V3) +S:681H 11-Jan-2021
Nov-2020
VOI: 4-Apr-
21A, 21I, India, 2021
Delta B.1.617.2 G/478K.V1 +S:417N
21J Oct-2020 VOC: 11-
May-2021

5} Origin of Delta plus:

The new variety is the effect of a mutation in the already existing coronavirus
strain known as ‘Delta,’ also known scientifically as B.1.617.2. The Delta variation was
initially discovered in India, but in recent months, it has been discovered to spread at a
quicker pace in other nations.
The new strain Delta Plus contains a K417N mutation in its spike protein. The spike
protein, an important component of the coronavirus, stimulates the virus’s entrance into
human cells and the cause’s infection. Which has been formally designated
B.1.617.2.1.According to
media reports; the first sequence of this type was discovered in Europe in March 2021
although despite Delta variant’s high frequency, its transmission in India has been
determined to be quite limited.(10,5,4)
The new strain Delta Plus contains a K417N mutation in its spike protein, which has been
formally designated B.1.617.2.1. According to media reports, the first sequence of this
type was discovered in Europe in March 2021.
The spike protein, an important component of the coronavirus, stimulates the virus’s
entrance into human cells and the causes infection. Although despite Delta variant’s high
frequency, its transmission in India has been determined to be quite limited.
6} Sign of Delta plus varient :-

Humans are dynamic With our differences comes different immune system. This
means the same virus can produce different signs and symptoms in different ways. There
are some common signs seen in all viruses such as rash. A symptom is something that’s
felt, like a sore throat. The way a virus causes illness is dependent on two key factors.
• Viral Factors include things like speed of replication, modes of transmission, and so on.
Viral factors change as the virus evolves.
• Host Factors are specific to the individual. Age, genders, medications, diet, exercise,
health and stress can all affect host factors.
In the DELTA variant of CORONA you may find symptoms like dry cough,
tiredness, or fever in general. Severe symptoms of this variant may include shortness of
breath, OR abnormal pain. There are many other symptoms of their delta variant, such as
skin rash, change in the colour of the toes, sore throat, shortness of breath, as well as loss
of smell, diarrhoea, headache, or runny nose,etc. Common symptoms of the delta variant
are considered.

Because this variant is more contagious than those we’ve seen in the past, it’s important
to isolate yourself from others and get tested as soon as you notice any of these
symptoms. Don’t assume its allergies OR a cold. You can present with relatively mild
symptoms that can easily confuse for allergies or something that you can picked up from
your kid who is in day-care, all of those things. If you have any symptoms, no matter how
mild, even if it a sore throat, even if it is a runny nose, even it is sinus congestion, go get
yourself tested and limit your contact with other people until you do soda’s changing
America previously reported, according or research at the ZOE COVID symptoms study,
excessive sneezing IA also symptoms of having DELTA variant.
7} Causes of Delta plus variant:-
Due to the Delta variant, there has been a lot of stir among the people and everyone
is very upset With this new variant of covid-19. The only reason for the spread of this
virus is an infection because This virus is spread selectively or close to each other and
goes into our body through respiration etc. And because of its main part spike protein, it
is spreading rapidly very much in our body. So far, no Clear information has been
received about where this virus came from and how it originated. If we Go out of the
house and meet people or touch any object which may contain the virus, and then we can
Also suffer from this virus.
Why is Delta Plus variant a cause of concern?
The Indian government recently stated that the new Delta Plus variant is a ‘variant of
concern’. It has Three characteristic features:
1. Increased transmissibility
2. Stronger binding to receptors of lung cells
3. Potential reduction in monoclonal antibody response

Currently, India is one of the nine countries where the new COVID Delta Plus
variant has been Detected. Reportedly, the variant has also been detected in the UK, US,
China, Nepal, Switzerland, Portugal, Poland, Japan and Russia.
8} Delta plus variant treatments and therapies:

More severe cases may require hospitalisation and treatments May include:-
•Corticosteroids: 1] Dexamethasone is preferred

Dexamethasone is a glucocorticoid medication used to treat rheumatic problems, a
number of skin diseases, severe allergies, asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease, croup,
brain swelling, eye pain following eye surgery, superior vena cava syndrome, and along
with antibiotics in tuberculosis
2] Prednisone, methylprednisolone, or hydrocortisone may be

For these drugs, the total daily dose equivalencies to dexamethasone 6 mg (oral or
intravenous [IV] are:
1) Prednisone 40 mg
2) Methylprednisolone 32 mg
3) Hydrocortisone 160 mg ,Half-life, duration of action, and frequency of administration
vary among corticosteroid
4) Dexamethasone; half-life 36 to 72 hours, administer once daily

5) Prednisone and methylprednisolone; half-life 12 to 36 hours, administer once daily or

in two divided doses daily.
6) Hydrocortisone; half-life 8 to 12 hours, administer in two to four divided doses daily.

Hydrocortisone is commonly used to manage septic shock in patients with COVID-19;
see Hemodynamics for more information. Unlike other corticosteroids previously studied
in patients with ARDS, dexamethasone lacks mineralocorticoid activity and thus has
minimal effect on sodium balance and fluid volume
> Immunotherapy:
Immunotherapy is treatment that uses certain parts of a person’s immune system to

fight diseases such as cancer. This can be done in a couple of ways:
Stimulating, or boosting, the natural defenses of your immune system so it work harder or
smarter to find and attack cancer cells
Making substances in a lab that are just like immune system components and using them
to help restore or improve how your immune system works to find and attack cancer cells
In the last few decades immunotherapy has become an important part of treating some
types of cancer. New immunotherapy treatments are being tested and approved, and new
ways of working with the immune system are being discovered at a very fast pace
1.Convalescent plasma
2.Immunoglobulin products
3.Interleukin inhibitors
4.Interferon’s
5.Kinase inhibitors
•Antiviral therapy with remdesivir
It is also available through an FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the
treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized pediatric patients weighing 3.5 kg to <40 kg or
aged <12 years and weighing ≥3.5 kg. Remdesivir should be administered in a hospital or
a health care setting that can provide a similar level of care to an inpatient hospital.
•Antithrombotic therapy: anticoagulants & antiplatelet therapy
There are two classes of antithrombotic drugs: anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs.
Anticoagulants slow down clotting, thereby reducing fibrin formation and preventing
clots from forming and growing. Antiplatelet agents prevent platelets from clumping and
also prevent clots from forming and growing.
•High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen
High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy comprises an air/oxygen blender,
an active humidifier, a single heated circuit, and a nasal cannula. It delivers adequately
heated and humidified medical gas at up to 60 L/min of flow and is considered to have a
number of physiological effects: reduction of anatomical dead space, PEEP effect,

constant fraction of inspired oxygen, and good humidification. While there have been no
big randomized clinical trials, it has been gaining attention as an innovative respiratory
support for critically ill patients.
•Ventilation
Studies on hydroxychloroquine have shown it to be ineffective in treating disease
with a high risk of fatal heart arrhythmias Hydroxychloroquine is not recommended to
treat disease.
Mainly doctors use antibiotics for the treatment, but no clear information has been
received about it. The only way to prevent this is to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
The only ways to prevent the Delta and Delta Plus variants from becoming dominant is to
employ a combination of social distancing and face mask wearing to slow their spread
until enough people are vaccinated to reach herd immunity thresholds. Once herd
immunity thresholds are reached and exceeded, the viruses will have much more
difficulty spreading. It will then be a lot easier to contain the spread of the virus, and life
can truly “return to normal.”
So far, a lot of vaccines have been issued for covid-19 all over the world and a large
number of people have already got this vaccine and a large number of people are getting
this vaccine every day. It has been said that no treatment is working against this variant
and it is not completely eradicated even by the vaccine, but the chances of getting sick
from it through vaccination are very less.
Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine is highly effective in preventing a death from the
Delta variant, according to data released from a clinical trial in South Africa.
The results from the trial of nearly 480,000 healthcare workers mark the first real
world test of J&J’s single-dose vaccine against the Delta variant and support a small
laboratory study the company released last month showing the single-dose vaccine offers
good protection against the highly contagious strain. The South African study, known as
Sisonke, found that the J&J vaccine has an efficacy of up to 71% against hospitalization
from the Delta variant, 67% against hospitalization from the Beta variant and up to 96%
against death, according to a presentation of the results Friday. The data hasn’t yet been
peer reviewed or published in a scientific journal.
“The vaccine works very well in South Africa and protects against severe disease and
death. All the immune responses that we’ve seen indicate good, immediate and sustained
immune response against Delta and we see surprising durability in immune response of
up to eight months,” said Dr. Glenda Gary, one of the study’s lead researchers.(6, 7)
9} Prevention
WHO has not issued preventative measures against Delta specifically; non-
pharmaceutical measures recommended to prevent wild type COVID-19 should still be
effective. These would include washing hands, wearing a mask, maintaining distance
from others, avoiding touching the mouth, nose or eyes, avoiding crowded indoor spaces
with poor ventilation especially where people are talking, going to get tested if one
develops symptoms and isolating if one becomes sick Public Health authorities should
continue to find infected individuals using testing, trace their contacts, and isolate those
who have tested positive or been exposed. Event organizers should assess the potential
risks of any mass gathering and develop a plan to mitigate these risks See also Non-
pharmaceutical intervention (epidemiology).
ICMR found that convalescent sera of the COVID-19 cases and recipients of Bharat
Biotech's BBV152 (Covaxin) were able to neutralise VUI B.1.617 although with a lower
efficacy.
Anurag Agrawal, the director of the Institute of Genomics and Integrative

Biology (IGIB), said the study on the effectiveness of the available vaccines on lineage
B.1.617 suggests that post-vaccination, the infections are milder.
Anthony Fauci, the Chief Medical Advisor to the President of the United States, has also
expressed his confidence regarding the preliminary results. In an interview on 28 April,
he said:
This is something where we're still gaining data daily. But the most recent data was
looking at convalescent sera of COVID-19 cases and people who received the vaccine
used in India, the Covaxin. It was found to neutralise the 617 variants.
Another study by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB)
in Hyderabad found Covishield (Oxford–AstraZeneca) vaccinated sera offers protection
against lineage B.1.617.
A study conducted by the Public Health England, has found that compared to those who
were unvaccinated those who were vaccinated with either the Pfizer-
BioNTech or AstraZeneca-Oxford had 33% less instances of symptomatic disease caused
by the variant after the first dose. Among those who were two weeks after the receiving
their second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine 88% less subjects had symptomatic
disease from the Delta variant versus those that were unvaccinated. Among those who
were two weeks after the receiving their second dose of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine
60% less subjects had symptomatic disease from the Delta variant versus those that were
unvaccinated.
A study by a group of researchers from the Francis Crick Institute, published in The

Lancet, shows that humans fully vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are likely
to have more than five times lower levels of neutralizing antibodies against the Delta
variant compared to the original COVID-19 strain.
In June 2021, Public Health England announced it had conducted a study which found
that after two shots, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the AstraZeneca vaccine are
respectively 96% and 92% effective at preventing hospitalisation from the Delta variant.

On July 3, researchers from the universities of Toronto and Ottawa in Ontario, Canada,
released a preprint study suggesting that the Moderna vaccine may be effective against
death or hospitalization from the Delta variant.
In a study of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in July 2021 found the Sinopharm
BIBP vaccine vaccine caused seroconversion in 95% of individuals studied that had
received both doses of the vaccine. The rate was higher in 20-39 age group (98.9%) but
slightly lower in the over 60 age group (93.3%). Neutralising antibodies were present
among 81.25% of the vaccinated individuals studied.
On 29 June 2021, the director of the Gamaleya Institute, Denis Logunov, said that
Sputnik V is about 90% effective against the Delta variant.
On July 21, researchers from Public Health England published a study finding that the
Pfizer vaccine was 93.7% effective against symptomatic disease from Delta after 2 doses,
while the Astrazeneca vaccine was 67% effective.
On August 2, several experts expressed concern that achieving herd immunity may not
currently be possible because the Delta variant is transmitted among those immunized
with current vaccines.
On August 10, a study showed that the full vaccination coverage rate is correlated
inversely to the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant mutation frequency in 16 countries (R-
squared=0.878). Data strongly indicates that full vaccination against COVID-19 may
slow down virus evolution.
9.1] TREATMENT
In vitro experiments suggest that bamlanivimab may not be effective against Delta on
its own. At high enough concentrations , casirivimab , etesevimab and imdevimab appear
to still be effective. A preprint study suggests that sotrovimab may also be effective
against Delta. Doctors in Singapore have been using supplemental,
oxygen remdesivir and corticosteroids on more Delta patients than they did on previous
variants.
Symbols indicate the magnitude of vaccine effectiveness (VE) reduction. Note that VE

reduction doesn't mean loss of protection, because original high protection rate (such as
95%) with some reduction (such as 10%) would still retain protection (such as 85%).
Enclosed in parentheses is the number of studies supporting the indication. Studies vary
in population, outcome definitions, study design, etc., which may explain differences in
VE estimates for a product in different studies. Also, the reductions represent VE
estimates and do not represent uncertainties around the estimates which may vary
substantially across studies. The VE reductions should be interpreted with these
limitations.

Summary of Vaccine Protection against Delta

(WHO's update, 24 August 2021[61])
Disease or Severe: protection retained

infection Symptomatic: possibly reduced protection
: AstraZeneca-Vaxzevria(1), Moderna(1), Pfize
Severe disease
r-BioNTech(2)
: Pfizer-BioNTech(3)
Symptomatic
: Covaxin(1)
disease
: AstraZeneca-Vaxzevria(2)
: AstraZeneca-Vaxzevria(1), Pfizer-
Infection BioNTech(1)

9.2] Epidemiology
Summary of impacts for Delta*

(WHO's update, 24 August 2021[61])
Increased transmissibility and secondary attack rate, similar

Transmissibility
transmissibility between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals.
Virulence Increased risk of hospitalization
Reinfection Decreased neutralizing activity
Diagnostics No impacts yet reported
9.3] Transmissibility
UK scientists have said that the Delta variant is between 40% and 60% more
transmissible than the previously-dominant Alpha variant, which was first identified in
the UK (as the Kent variant). Given that Alpha is already 150% as transmissible as the
original SARS-CoV-2 strain that emerged in late 2019 in Wuhan, and if Delta is 150% as
transmissible as Alpha, then Delta may be 225% as transmissible as the original
strain. BBC reported
that basic reproduction number, or the expected number of cases directly generated by
one case in a population where all individuals are susceptible to infection – for the first
detected SARS-CoV-2 virus is 2.4-2.6, whereas Alpha's reproduction number is 4-5 and
Delta's is 5–9. These basic reproduction numbers can be compared to MERS (0.29-0.80),
seasonal influenza (1.2-1.4), Ebola (1.4-1)common,cold (2,3), SARS (2,4), smallpox (3.5-
6), and chickenpox (10-12). Due to Delta's high transmissibility even those that are
vaccinated are vulnerable, albeit to a lesser extent.
A study published online (not peer-reviewed) by Guangdong Provincial Center for

Disease Control and Prevention may partly explain the increased transmissibility: people
with infection caused by Delta had 1,000 times more copies of the virus in the respiratory
tracts than those with infection caused by variants first identified in the beginning of the
pandemic; and it took on average 4 days for people infected with Delta for the virus to be
detectable compared to 6 days with initially identified variants.
Surveillance data from the U.S., Germany and the Netherlands indicates the Delta variant
is growing by about a factor of 4 every two weeks with respect to the Alpha variant.

In India, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Russia, Mexico, Australia, Indonesia, South

Africa, Germany, Luxembourg, the United States, the Netherlands, Denmark, Franceand
probably many other countries, the Delta variant had become the dominant strain by July
2021. There is typically a three-week lag between cases and variant reporting. As of July
20, this variant had spread to 124 countries, and WHO had indicated that it was becoming
the dominant strain, if not one already.
In the Netherlands, the virus was still able to propagate significantly in the population
with over 93.4% of blood donors being tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies after
week 28, 2021. Many people there are not fully vaccinated, so those antibodies would
have been developed from exposure to the wild virus or from a vaccine. Similar high sero
immunity levels occur in the United Kingdom in blood donors and general surveillance.
A preprint found that the viral load in the first positive test of infections with the variant
was on average ∼1000 times higher than with compared infections during
2020. Preliminary data from a study with 100,000 volunteers in the UK from May to July
2021, when Delta was spreading rapidly, indicates that vaccinated people who test
positive for COVID-19, including asymptomatic cases, have a lower viral load in
average. Data from the US, UK, and Singapore indicate that vaccinated people infected
by Delta may have viral loads as high as unvaccinated infected people, but might remain
infectious for a shorter period.
9.4] Infection age groups

Surveillance data from the Indian government's Integrated Disease Surveillance
Programme (IDSP) shows that around 32% of patients, both hospitalised and outside
hospitals, were aged below 30 in the second wave compared to 31% during the first wave,
among people aged 30–40 the infection rate stayed at 21%. Hospitalisation in the 20-39
bracket increased to 25.5% from 23.7% while the 0-19 range increased to 5.8% from
4.2%. The data also showed a higher proportion of asymptomatic patients were admitted
during the second wave, with more complaints of breathlessness.
9.5] Virulence
A few early studies suggest the Delta variant causes more severe illness than other
strains. On 7 June 2021, researchers at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases in
Singapore posted a paper suggesting that patients testing positive for Delta are more
likely to develop pneumonia and/or require oxygen than patients with wild type or Alpha.
On June 11, Public Health England released a report finding that there was "significantly
increased risk of hospitalization" from Delta as compared with Alpha; the risk was
approximately twice as high for those infected with the Delta variant. On June 14,
researchers from Public Health Scotland found that the risk of hospitalization from Delta
was roughly double that of from Alpha. On July 7, a preprint study from epidemiologists
at the University of Toronto found that Delta had a 120% greater – or more than twice as
large – risk of hospitalization, 287% greater risk of ICU admission and 137% greater risk
of death compared to non-variant of concern strains of SARS-COV-2. However, on July
9, Public Health England reported that the Delta variant in England had a case fatality
rate (CFR) of 0.2%, while the Alpha variant's case fatality rate was 1.9%, although the
report warns that "case fatality rates are not comparable across variants as they have
peaked at different points in the pandemic, and so vary in background hospital pressure,
vaccination availability and rates and case profiles, treatment options, and impact of
reporting delay, among other factors."[130] James McCreadie, a spokesperson for Public
Health England, clarified "It is too early to assess the case fatality ratio compared to other
variants."
A Canadian study released on 5 October, 2021 revealed that the Delta variant caused a
108 percent rise in hospitalization, 235 percent increase in ICU admission, and a 133
percent surge in death compared to other variants. is more serious and resulted in an
increased risk of death compared to previous variants, odds that are significantly
decreased with immunization.
9.6] Statistics
By 22 June 2021, more than 4,500 sequences of the variant had been detected in about 78
countries. Reported numbers of sequences in countries with detections are
Cases by country
Confirmed Cases (other

Delta variant sources)
cases: Confirmed cases First
Country/Area as of 22
(PANGOLIN) (GISAID) as of 23 November detection
November
as of 2 2021
September
22
United
239,594 826,465 1,303,449 February
Kingdom
2021
23
United
86,350 947,472 99.4% of cases February
States
2021
15 March
Canada 1,411 62,008 164,056
2021

1 March
Germany 9,252 117,513
2021
8 March
Denmark 23,365 89,706
2021
28 March
Japan 1,374 70,973 86,037
2021
21
France 10,063 70,822 February
2021
19 April
Fiji - 507 47,639
2021
5 October
India 15,693 45,055
2020
26 March
Sweden 5,587 37,773
2021
2 April
Italy 8,027 29,282
2021
22 April
Spain 6,443 28,257
2021
25 March
Belgium 4,942 31,611
2021
5 April
Portugal 4,151 11,983
2021
The 6 April
7,886 27,870
Netherlands 2021
South 30 April
2,582 10,619 4
Africa 2021
5 April
Mexico 3,110 17,710
2021
Ireland 4,461 21,061 26

February

2021
26
Singapore 2,727 7,510 February
2021
21 April
Russia 1,468 4,295 16
2021
3 April
Indonesia 1,623 4,980
2021
29 March
Switzerland 5,150 38,003
2021
16 April
Israel 2,460 12,259 41
2021
16 March
Australia 3,504 22,715 22,622
2021
28 April
Turkey 5,489 50,578 5
2021
17 April
Austria 1,578 3,622
2021
15 April
Norway 1,241 12,130 1
2021
28 April
Botswana 196 912 2
2021
28 April
Bangladesh 283 1,273 9
2021
19 April
Qatar 121 1,343
2021
3 May
DR Congo 19 228 5
2021
18 March
Finland 1,570 8,733 2,876
2021

26 April
Poland 491 10,320 16
2021
24 April
Thailand 236 4,293 2
2021
28 April
Nepal 100 238 9
2021
Luxembour 15 April
1,153 5,515
g 2021
24 April
China 86 536
2021
5 April
Bahrain 117 2,013
2021
New 9 March
92 2,844 107
Zealand 2021
14
Angola 6 159 January
2021
22 April
Hong Kong 153 10
2021
South 26 March
706 6,497
Korea 2021
21 April
Jordan 5 360
2021
Czech 24 April
787 8,487
Republic 2021
23 March
Greece 17 2,642
2021
10 March
Guadeloupe - 362
2021
24 April
Argentina 4 385 2
2021

3 May
Morocco 3 138 2
2021
Sint 19 March
- 1,231
Maarten 2021
28 July
Algeria 17 25 6
2021
16 April
Aruba 90 1,592
2021
5 April
Cambodia 171 733
2021
23 April
Curacao - 467
2021
19 May
Cyprus - 1 4[170]
2021
(number 27 July
Haiti - 1
unreported) 2021
11 May
Iran 11 21 3
2021
17 July
Kenya 256 1,700 5
2021
(number 16 May
Kyrgyzstan - -
unreported) 2021
10 April
Malaysia 146 3,624
2021
7 August
Nigeria 36 1,795 1
2021
29 April
Panama - 1 1
2021
26 April
Romania 294 4,655
2021

4 May
Reunion 54 754
2021
20 April
Slovenia - 13,439
2021
30 April
Sri Lanka 117 984 1
2021
26 March
Uganda 134 340 1
2021
11 May
Philippines 870 3,220 7,038
2021
(number 25 June
Uzbekistan 30 47
unreported) 2021
18 April
Vietnam 54 1,414 12
2021
20 May
Brazil 437 17,987 1051
2021
26 April
Guam - 14
2021
20 April
Ghana 101 522
2021
16 May
Pakistan 49 676
2021
17 June
Lithuania 899 9,070 1
2021
11 June
Croatia 479 6,165
2021
15 May
Monaco 34 70
2021
30 April
Malawi 5 213
2021

15 June
Slovakia 353 7,146
2021
1 June
Myanmar 12 33
2021
24 May
Barbados 3 23
2021
5 June
Kuwait 108 191
2021
15 May
Georgia 19 272
2021
23 June
Malta 42 63
2021
6 May
Senegal 13 93
2021
10 June
Peru 6 2,580
2021
8 May
Mauritius 15 67
2021
13 June
Chile 64 5,858
2021
14 June
Taiwan 3 15
2021
5 April
Bulgaria 231 4,614
2021
20 April
Anguilla - 8
2021
13 July
Albania 11 11
2021
14 July
Azerbaijan - 2
2021

Bosnia and 26 July

31 430
Herzegovina 2021
13 July
Bonaire - 458
2021
31 May
Burundi 3 57
2021
3 July
Colombia - 974
2021
7 July
Costa Rica 35 689
2021
1 July
Crimea - 21
2021
20 July
Ecuador 89 1,023
2021
12 July
Gambia 42 316
2021
French 22 July
53 264
Guiana 2021
2 May
Kosovo - 834
2021
27 May
Latvia 22 73
2021
3 July
Lebanon - 80
2021
31 July
Maldives 6 525
2021
6 July
Moldova 11 11
2021
June
Namibia - 110
2021

North 11 July
6 38
Macedonia 2021
17 May
Oman 8 159
2021
8 July
Paraguay 4 100
2021
6 July
Serbia 5 33
2021
Södermanlan 7 July
- 1
d 2021
South 7 June
- 29
Sudan 2021
21 May
Tunisia - 1
2021
United 23 June
- 28
Arab Emirates 2021
24 June
Ukraine 13 170
2021
Västra 19 July
- 86
Götaland 2021
29 May
Zambia 82 326
2021
8 August
East Timor - -
2021
7 July
Venezuela - 1
2021
Northern 7 July
2 19
Mariana Islands 2021
Republic of 15 July
- 87
Congo 2021

Dominican 3 May
- 14
Republic 2021
27 April
Iraq 2 13
2021
9 July
Rwanda 91 283
2021
Liechtenstei 15 July
- 95
n 2021
21 July
Estonia - 2,740
2021
29 July
Guatemala 4 302
2021
17 July
Andorra - 25
2021
3 August
Suriname - 150
2021
22 July
Hungary - - 14
2021
10
Martinique 8 365 August
2021
30
Iceland - 3,767 August
2021
5
Gibraltar - 848 Septembe
r 2021
Mozambiqu 16 July
- 314
e 2021
8 August
Montenegro - 178
2021

23 July
Jamaica - 10
2021
16
Ethiopia - 424 August
2021
10
Papua New
- 717 August
Guinea
2021
31 July
Honduras - 2
2021
15 July
Egypt - 98
2021
1 August
Montserrat - 7
2021
10 July
Liberia - 56
2021
Antigua and 6 August

- 57
Barbuda 2021
5 August
Armenia - 50
2021
17
Brunei - 28 August
2021
British 27 July
- 5
Virgin Islands 2021
Cayman 30 July
- 37
Islands 2021
Central
African - 17
Republic
Gabon - 27 2 August

2021
26 July
Grenada - 3
2021
26 July
Saint Lucia - 7
2021
Saint
8 August
Vincent and the - 2
2021
Grenadines
31 July
Togo - 130
2021
Trinidad 3 August
- 114
and Tobago 2021
Turks and 12 July

- 4
Caicos Islands 2021
26 July
Zimbabwe - 96
2021
Burkina 21 April
- 21
Faso 2021
24 May
Afghanistan - 20
2021
30 June
Belize - 98
2021
17
Saint
- 7 August
Barthelemy
2021
11
Mali - 2 August
2021
23 July
Benin - 47
2021
Equatorial - 14 30

August
Guinea
2021
18
U.S. Virgin
- 247 August
Islands
2021
9
Puerto Rico - 1,360 Septembe
r 2021
8
Sierra
- 22 Septembe
Leone
r 2021
23
Mongolia - 1 Septembe
r 2021
2 August
El Salvador - 2
2021
26
Comoros - 11 October
2021
9
Saudi
- 2 Septembe
Arabia
r 2021
Timor- 8 August
- 33
Leste 2021
21
Mayotte - 27 October
2021
The 8 August
- 38
Bahamas 2021
26 July
Eswatini - 81
2021

Guinea-
- 62
Bissau
19
Kazakhstan - 167 August
2021
28
Cameroon - 282 Septembe
r 2021
30
Seychelles - 407 Septembe
r 2021
Total: 471,067 Total: 2,768,050
World (179 Total: 1,502,50
(solely (B.1.617.2+AY.1+AY.2+AY
countries) 2
B.1.617.2) .3)
10} Conclusion:
Here by we conclude our paper, by giving the information and the over all summary of
the topic in abstract itself. The introduction part of our paper article gives the wide insight
about the topic that we all have studied through findings for the topic gave us knowledge,
and also made us square about the next wave of COVID-19 Delta plus. The points and
information gathered will help the readers to make Themselfs aware. Before concluding.
11} REPORT :
 The Delta variant is more contagious: The Delta variant is highly contagious,

more than 2x as contagious as previous variants.
 Some data suggest the Delta variant might cause more severe illness than previous
variants in unvaccinated people. In two different studies from Canada and
Scotland, patients infected with the Delta variant were more likely to be
hospitalized than patients infected with Alpha or the original virus that causes
COVID-19. Even so, the vast majority of hospitalization and death caused by
COVID-19 are in unvaccinated people.
 Unvaccinated people remain the greatest concern: The greatest risk of
transmission is among unvaccinated people who are much more likely to get
infected, and therefore transmit the virus. Fully vaccinated people get COVID-19
(known as breakthrough infections) less often than unvaccinated people. People

infected with the Delta variant, including fully vaccinated people with
symptomatic breakthrough infections, can transmit the virus to others. CDC is
continuing to assess data on whether fully vaccinated people with asymptomatic
breakthrough infections can transmit the virus.
 Fully vaccinated people with Delta variant breakthrough infections can spread the
virus to others. However, vaccinated people appear to spread the virus for a
shorter time: For prior variants, lower amounts of viral genetic material were
found in samples taken from fully vaccinated people who had breakthrough
infections than from unvaccinated people with COVID-19. For people infected
with the Delta variant, similar amounts of viral genetic material have been found
among both unvaccinated and fully vaccinated people. However, like prior
variants, the amount of viral genetic material may go down faster in fully
vaccinated people when compared to unvaccinated people. This means fully
vaccinated people will likely spread the virus for less time than unvaccinated
people.
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A REVIEW ON STUDY OF DELTA PLUS DISEASE

A Project report submitted in the partial fulfilment of the Degree

Sri Aurobindo Institute of Pharmacy

I declare that Project report submitted in the partial fulfilment of the

SIGNITURE OF SUPERVISOR DHEERAJ CHOUDHARY

This is to certify that the work presented in the project

DATE: Prof. S.C Chaturvedi

The Project report entitled : A REVIEW ON STUDY OF

SRI AUROBINDO INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY 4

This is to certify that Project report entitled “STUDY ON DELTA

Place MR.SAURABH GUHE

SRI AUROBINDO INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY 5

I take this opportunity with pride and immense pleasure

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A REVIEW ON STUDY OF DELTA PLUS DISEASE

S.NO. CONTENTS PAGE NO.

4.1] NAMES OF VARIENTS 13

4.2] OTHER SUBLINEAGES OF B.1.617 13

5] ORIGIN OF DELTA PLUS 18

6] SIGN OF DELTA PLUS DISEASE 19-20

7] CAUSES OF DELTA PLUS VARIENTS 20-21

8] DELTA PLUS VARIENT TREATMENT AND 21-23

9.4] INFECTION AGE GROUP 28

9.6] STATISTICS 29-40

11] REPORT 41-42

12] REFERENCE 43-46

A REVIEW ON STUDY OF DELTA PLUS DISEASE

1 } Introduction: (1, 2,3,5,8 ,15)

Countries with confirmed cases of Delta variant as of 10 August 2021 (GISAID)

10,000+ confirmed sequences

5,000–9,999 confirmed sequences

1,000–4,999 confirmed sequences

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100–999 confirmed sequences

10–99 confirmed sequences

1-9 confirmed sequence

It has mutations in the gene encoding the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein causing the

Other symptoms can include:

A] Serious heart diseases, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease or

C] Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

D] Type 1 or type 2 diabetes

E] Overweight, obesity or severe obesity

F] High blood pressure

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H] chronic kidney disease

I] Sickle cell disease or thalassemia

M] Chronic lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis or pulmonary hypertension

4.2] Other sublineages of B.1.617

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Defining mutations in the under

Gene Nucleotide Amino acid

WHO label Additional amino Earliest

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WHO label Additional amino Earliest

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5} Origin of Delta plus:

6} Sign of Delta plus varient :-

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7} Causes of Delta plus variant:-

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8} Delta plus variant treatments and therapies: