it can be hard to diagnose which condition you have based on symptoms alone. Testing may be done to see if you have COVID-19 or the flu. You can also have both diseases at the same time. However, there are some differences.
The flu (influenza) and COVID-19 are both respiratory illnesses, and both are contagious, but they are not the same virus. COVID-19 spreads more easily than the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control, and can cause more serious illnesses in some people. COVID symptoms don't ...
Some people are claiming that there isn’t that much difference between the new novel coronavirus COVID-19 (also now known as SARS-CoV-2), however there are some striking differences. Pandemic vs Seasonal The normal flu that tens of millions of people get annually is a seasonal illness. Mos...
Both COVID-19 and flu can become apparent or symptomatic as soon as 1 day post-infection. However, COVID-19 symptoms have frequently presented later in patients than symptoms of the flu—a difference of 2 to 14 days versus 1 to 4 days post-infection, respectively. However, experts have o...
More challenging will be deciding when and how to deploy COVID-19 vaccines 2.0. The influenza model, in which surveillance during the Southern Hemisphere’s flu season identifies the circulating strains to target with vaccines in the Northern Hemisphere’s coming flu season, doesn’t work for SAR...
Going viral - the differences between a cold, flu and COVID-19Lambert, LynnSouth African Pharmacist's Assistant
The aim of this paper is to analyze the similarities and differences between the COVID-19 and Spanish Flu and to predict the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. We carried out a literature search of publications in English in PubMed database with the following keywords: "COVID-19" and "Spa...
The COVID-19 vaccine has been a miraculous, life-saving advance, offering staggering efficacy in adults, and was developed with astonishing speed. The time from sequencing the virus to authorizing the first COVID-19 vaccine was so brisk even the optimists appear close-minded. Yet, simultaneously...
19 pandemic over time are not testable. As discussed previously in the introduction, our study does not allow for an interrupted time series analysis due to a lack of pre-COVID-19 data, nor is a difference-in-differences design feasible due to the lack of a control group. In our study,...
Can You Get COVID-19 and the Flu at the Same Time? Yes, you can. Some studies from around the world showed that up to 60% of people hospitalized with COVID-19 also had the influenza virus. The two viruses share similarities and differences. It is possible for both to spread from per...