influenza virusseverityfatalityBackground: An emerging outbreak of COVID-19 has rapidly caused global pandemic. Few studies were reported on the incidence and role of influenza virus co-infecdoi:10.2139/ssrn.3576904Wang, GeXie, MengMa, Jingdong...
Whether COVID-19 will join influenza as an infectious disease for which annual vaccination is required isn’t yet known. Although they’re both RNA viruses, “the backdrop is so different,” Baylor said. “We are in a pandemic. We didn’t have a vaccine. This [mRNA vaccines] is new t...
Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lung tissue. It’s caused by a number of viral infections, such as the influenza (flu) virus or SARS-CoV-2 – the culprit in COVID-19. Bacteria and certain types of fungus can also give rise to pneumonia. With pneumonia, the lungs become inflamed an...
The Covid-19 epidemic is a major public health emergency. The virus has spread faster and wider than any other since the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949, and has proven to be the most difficult to contain. It is both a crisis and a major test for China. The Communist ...
COVID-19Infections Linked to Increased Risk of Seizures and Epilepsy People who have a COVID-19 infection are more likely to develop seizures or epilepsy within the next six months than people who have an influenza infection. Furthermore, the increased risk was more noticeable in chil...
"Patients admitted to hospital in Ontario with COVID-19 had a 3.5 times greater risk of death, 1.5 times greater use of the ICU, and 1.5 times longer hospital stays than patients admitted with influenza," he said in a journal news release. These patients were also more likely to be put...
· The Delta wave brought another surge to the already huge death toll. By the end of October 2021, COVID-19 had overtaken the 1918 influenza as the most severe pandemic in modern American history. In September and October, more than 100,000 people died of COVID-19.· On March 25 this...
Influenza, flu for short, is a serious and contagious respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus. Flu mainly spreads via tiny droplets made through coughing, sneezing, or talking. These droplets can travel about six feet and can land in the mouths or noses of others nearby.Symptomscan ...
What do the numbers tell us about COVID-19, vaccines and myocarditis? What is myocarditis? Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle most commonly caused by a virus likeinfluenza, coxsackie, hepatitis or herpes. Other causes include bacteria, fungi, toxins, chemotherapy and autoimmune con...
public health officials have been tracking a rise in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), which is caused by COVID-19. Influenza activity is growing in most parts of the country. RSV activity remains high in many areas,” the CDC wrote in anupdateon its website Thursday....