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Imagine swallowing glass every time you try to speak, eat, or even breathe. That’s how some people are describing the intense throat pain caused by the latest family of COVID-19 variants spreading across the United States—so sharp and searing it’s been dubbed the “razor throat” symptom. These newest strains, descendants of the “FLiRT” variants (KP.2, …

Something unexpected started appearing in search engines worldwide. People began typing “razor blade throat” into Google at alarming rates, describing a pain so sharp it felt like swallowing broken glass. Medical professionals noticed the pattern immediately – patients flooding clinics with complaints about throat pain, unlike anything they’d experienced before. Behind these searches lies a …