Cases of 'flurona' have begun popping up in the United States. So what exactly is this new dual illness? Here's what we know:
Officials at the 911 COVID-19 testing site in Brentwood said a child tested positive for both Influenza A and SARS-CoV-2. In addition, the boy’s mother tested positive for COVID-19 the next day. The two had just returned from a family vacation in Cabo San Lucas. However, officials say the other family members tested negative for COVID-19.
The CDC said both the flu and COVID-19 are respiratory illnesses caused by different viruses. However, COVID-19 can spread easier than the flu and cause more severe symptoms.Symptoms of both illnesses can include fever or feeling feverish/having chills, cough, shortness of breath, sore throat, and runny or stuffy nose.
CDC officials said because some of the symptoms of flu and COVID-19 are similar, the difference between them cannot be made based on symptoms alone. People can be infected with both flu and the virus that causes COVID-19 at the same time and have symptoms of both influenza and COVID-19, according to the agency. The CDC and WHO have not said whether having both illnesses at the same time is worse or milder than having the illnesses separately.
Last winter’s flu season was the lowest on record, likely because COVID-19 measures — school closures, distancing, masks and canceled travel — prevented the spread of influenza, or because the coronavirus somehow pushed aside other viruses. During last winter’s unusually light flu season, one child died. In contrast, 199 children died from flu two years ago, and 144 the year before that.
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