'Flurona': What To Know About Getting COVID And Flu At The Same Time
3 years, 2 months ago

'Flurona': What To Know About Getting COVID And Flu At The Same Time

Huff Post  

VioletaStoimenova via Getty Images At every stage in the pandemic, we’ve added new terms to our everyday vocabulary: coronavirus, COVID-19, social distancing, delta, omicron. It can be serious, but experts say it’s not super common right now While the recent flood of stories about “flurona” is arguably over-the-top, medical experts say it is important to take both COVID and the flu very seriously right now. It’s important for people to understand that when they hear the term ‘flurona,’ it’s not as though there’s this big, bad new combined viral infection that’s going to overtake omicron,” Edwards told HuffPost. “But it happens.” Be on the lookout for typical COVID and flu symptoms The hallmark symptoms of COVID-19 are the same as they’ve been throughout the pandemic: fever, cough, chills, muscle aches, shortness of breath and/or loss of taste or smell. “The key best practices continue to remain getting vaccinated for flu, getting vaccinated and boosted for COVID when eligible, wearing masks and maintaining physical distancing from others, good hand-washing, staying home when sick, and getting tested for flu and COVID when sick,” said Matthew Kronman, associate medical director of infection prevention at Seattle Children’s in Washington.

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US flu cases are peaking for a second time this season. Now you can test for the virus at home
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US flu cases are peaking for a second time this season. Now you can test for the virus at home

CNN  

CNN — The United States is seeing a second peak in flu cases this season. The tests won’t check for every respiratory virus, but they mark the first time the public can test for flu at home. Experts say people who test positive for Covid or flu should isolate themselves as much as possible to protect loved ones and get …

Cold and flu season is here to start 2025. But simple steps can help protect you and your family
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Cold and flu season is here to start 2025. But simple steps can help protect you and your family

The Independent  

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How do I know if I have the cold, flu, Covid or something else?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

How do I know if I have the cold, flu, Covid or something else?

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Symptoms Some symptoms are hard to distinguish among illnesses, especially with respiratory viruses Norovirus is …

Is it the flu or is it COVID? One at-home test can tell you
4 months, 1 week ago

Is it the flu or is it COVID? One at-home test can tell you

NPR  

Is it the flu or is it COVID? One at-home test can tell you toggle caption iHealth Labs, Inc With the flu season getting underway, and COVID-19 still circulating, if you get sick you might wonder: 'Which virus got me this time?' For the first time, new home tests — available at pharmacies without a prescription — can test for …

Long COVID risk has decreased but remains significant, study finds
8 months ago

Long COVID risk has decreased but remains significant, study finds

LA Times  

Connor Mayer pushes his partner, Courtney Garvin, who has long COVID, in a wheelchair in Irvine on Feb. 14, 2023. “We have people in the clinic here with long COVID, and they’re significantly affected, and some of them are profoundly disabled,” said Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, chief of research and development at the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System in …

Covid and flu cases are on the rise. These symptoms mean it’s time to see a doctor
1 year, 2 months ago

Covid and flu cases are on the rise. These symptoms mean it’s time to see a doctor

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Covid-19 and flu cases were on the rise as the holiday …

Long covid symptoms may appear months after infection: Study
1 year, 7 months ago

Long covid symptoms may appear months after infection: Study

Hindustan Times  

According to the most thorough examination of how symptoms develop over a year, long COVID-19 can last at least a year after the acute sickness has subsided. Long covid symptoms may appear months after infection: Study The multicenter study, a collaboration between UC San Francisco, the Centers for Disease Control, and seven other sites, advances understanding of post-COVID-19 conditions by …

Study finds long COVID symptoms 'on par' with influenza in vaccinated population, but infectious diseases expert raises concerns
1 year, 11 months ago

Study finds long COVID symptoms 'on par' with influenza in vaccinated population, but infectious diseases expert raises concerns

ABC  

An infectious diseases physician has urged caution over a Queensland Health study comparing the impacts of COVID-19 and influenza, saying it is "very limited" and there is a danger of "downplaying the ongoing significance of COVID". Key points: At 12 weeks, 21 per cent of people with COVID and 23 per cent of people with influenza reported ongoing symptoms according …

Covid-19 or influenza: dilemma of the day
1 year, 11 months ago

Covid-19 or influenza: dilemma of the day

Hindustan Times  

Fever, fatigue and persistent cough are among the many symptoms being witnessed in people across the country in the recent past. Key differences Though testing is the safest way to differentiate, a cursory understanding of the symptoms may help doctors understand whether one is suffering from influenza or Covid-19 and prescribe tests accordingly. “Covid-19 mutates faster and attacks the lungs …

Can you get COVID and the flu at the same time?
2 years, 2 months ago

Can you get COVID and the flu at the same time?

NPR  

Can you get COVID and the flu at the same time? "Absolutely, you can catch more than one virus at the same time," says Dr. Tina Tan, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Northwestern University. "About 20% of infants less than six months of age hospitalized with the flu have had co-infection with RSV," says Dr. Shikha Garg, a medical …

How to avoid illness as COVID-19 and the flu surge
2 years, 3 months ago

How to avoid illness as COVID-19 and the flu surge

LA Times  

Commuters with and without face masks walk through Union Station in Los Angeles on Tuesday. “Getting that updated bivalent vaccine is the single most important thing you can do to make sure immunity is up to date and that you can fight the virus that’s out there,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator. “Because any case …

The time has come for DIY mandates on COVID-19
2 years, 7 months ago

The time has come for DIY mandates on COVID-19

LA Times  

People, many masked, look for lunch at the Grand Central Market on the first day that California reopened its economy in downtown Los Angeles on June 15, 2021. Yet even in pandemic-smacked L.A. County, reporting thousands of new infections a day and a double-digit rate of positive tests that is well into the danger zone, serious resistance emerged as health …

I’ve Been Sick For Months But Never Tested Positive For COVID. Here’s What Doctors Tell Me.
2 years, 8 months ago

I’ve Been Sick For Months But Never Tested Positive For COVID. Here’s What Doctors Tell Me.

Huff Post  

"I could not get out of bed. Maria Korneeva via Getty Images “You don’t meet the diagnostic criteria for lupus, or anything,” the rheumatologist told me, her voice unwavering through the telehealth screen. “Come back in five months, and we’ll repeat the tests.” Closing the telehealth window, I took stock of my surroundings. Suddenly, I was not just some lone …

Got COVID? Doctors warn powering through it — even from home — can worsen health toll
2 years, 8 months ago

Got COVID? Doctors warn powering through it — even from home — can worsen health toll

LA Times  

More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, when Dr. Anthony Fauci tested positive for the coronavirus, his federal agency announced that he would “continue to work from his home.” So did U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, who announced on Twitter that after testing positive, “I plan to work remotely.” And so did San Francisco Mayor London Breed, whose …

Flu cases are spiking, so how do I know if I have COVID-19 or influenza?
2 years, 10 months ago

Flu cases are spiking, so how do I know if I have COVID-19 or influenza?

ABC  

Cases of the flu are spiking around the country after the virus was forced underground for two years thanks to tight COVID-19 restrictions. "It's hard to know without a lab or good-quality test to know what that virus might be," says University of Queensland virologist Ian Mackay. "Flu has a muscle stiffness thing as well, headaches or a cough, it's …

I have COVID-19. What happens now? How to manage your symptoms at home
2 years, 10 months ago

I have COVID-19. What happens now? How to manage your symptoms at home

ABC  

You've felt that first tingle of a sore throat. Let your contacts know You'll need to inform people you've recently been in contact with of your positive test, and advise them to monitor their symptoms. Under the national cabinet definition, you are a close contact if you: live in the same house as someone who tests positive spent 4 hours …

What you need to know once you've recovered from COVID-19
3 years, 2 months ago

What you need to know once you've recovered from COVID-19

ABC  

It's a group of Queenslanders who numbered a few thousand in late December but grew into the tens of thousands within weeks: people who have caught and recovered from COVID-19. Several experts say that while it's hard to know for sure at this stage, it's likely people who've recovered from the Omicron strain should have a pretty high level of …

What is ‘Flurona’? What to know about co-infections of Covid-19 and the flu
3 years, 2 months ago

What is ‘Flurona’? What to know about co-infections of Covid-19 and the flu

Live Mint  

“Flurona" isn’t a new Covid-19 variant. Co-infections of two separate respiratory diseases aren’t a new phenomenon—and reports of people testing positive for Covid-19 and the flu date to the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, infectious disease experts say. The simultaneous spread of influenza and the highly transmissible Omicron variant, which has fueled record levels of new Covid-19 cases, could mean …

It’s flu vaccine time, even if you’ve had your COVID shots
3 years, 5 months ago

It’s flu vaccine time, even if you’ve had your COVID shots

Associated Press  

Amid all the focus on COVID-19 vaccinations, U.S. health experts have another plea: Don’t skip your flu shot. “People are sick to death of hearing about having to roll on out and get vaccines of any sort,” said flu specialist Richard Webby of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. Flu vaccines aren’t as powerful as vaccines against some other …

It’s flu vaccine time, even if you’ve had your COVID shots
3 years, 5 months ago

It’s flu vaccine time, even if you’ve had your COVID shots

LA Times  

A patient receives a flu shot in Mesquite, Texas. “People are sick to death of hearing about having to roll on out and get vaccines of any sort,” said flu specialist Richard Webby of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. COVID-19 restrictions including masking and staying home — especially for children, who are flu’s biggest spreaders — clearly …

What it’s like getting covid after being fully vaccinated?
3 years, 6 months ago

What it’s like getting covid after being fully vaccinated?

The Independent  

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Can I get ‘long COVID’ if I’m infected after vaccination?
3 years, 7 months ago

Can I get ‘long COVID’ if I’m infected after vaccination?

Associated Press  

Can I get ‘long COVID’ if I’m infected after vaccination? It’s unclear, but researchers are studying the chances of long-term symptoms developing in anyone who might get infected after vaccination. But researchers are also looking at whether those breakthrough cases could lead to long COVID-19, which is when people experience persistent, returning or new symptoms a month or more after …

Is It Possible To Get COVID-19 And The Flu At The Same Time?
4 years, 4 months ago

Is It Possible To Get COVID-19 And The Flu At The Same Time?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As the coronavirus pandemic surges to record highs across the country, flu season is off to an unusually slow start. Some evidence on influenza co-infections suggests a short window exists in which one viral infection could inhibit a second viral infection from successfully fusing with our cells, according to Dean Winslow, an infectious disease specialist with Stanford …

Here's When You're Most Infectious With Covid-19, With And Without Symptoms
4 years, 4 months ago

Here's When You're Most Infectious With Covid-19, With And Without Symptoms

Huff Post  

People with Covid-19 are most likely to be highly infectious in the first five days after they develop symptoms, a new study confirms, highlighting the need for abrupt isolation. “Our findings are in line with contact tracing studies which suggest the majority of viral transmission events occur very early, and especially within the first five days after symptom onset, indicating …

COVID-19 patients are most infectious in first week of contracting virus, new study reveals
4 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 patients are most infectious in first week of contracting virus, new study reveals

India TV News  

Although the genetic material of the novel coronavirus may still be detected in the respiratory or stool samples of COVID-19 patients for several weeks, no infectious virus particle was found beyond nine days of symptom onset, a new study says. They assessed key factors involved in the period of infectiousness of COVID-19 patients such as viral load, the length of …

How Covid-19 is changing the flu
4 years, 5 months ago

How Covid-19 is changing the flu

BBC  

How Covid-19 is changing the flu Getty Images Humanity hasn’t always lived with the flu. Getty Images A universal flu vaccine might give us immunity to the disease no matter how much it mutates from season to season “We don't really understand it, but it may have to and may have to do with a little bit of changes in …

How To Prepare For A Mild Case Of Coronavirus
5 years ago

How To Prepare For A Mild Case Of Coronavirus

Huff Post  

Maria Fjeldgaard-Sundstrøm / EyeEm via Getty Images Due to test kit shortages, people experiencing mild coronavirus symptoms may not qualify for testing yet unless they’ve been in contact with confirmed coronavirus patients or have visited high-risk areas. You’ve likely read that most people with the disease experience “mild symptoms” that have been compared to the flu or a cold ― …

Covid-19 is different from flu and we must respond differently, former CDC director says
5 years ago

Covid-19 is different from flu and we must respond differently, former CDC director says

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dr. Tom Frieden is the former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and former commissioner of the New York City Health Department. On average, about 1 in 1,000 people who get flu die from it – mostly the elderly and people with underlying health conditions, but flu sometimes kills healthy young people and pregnant …

What To Do If You Think You Have Coronavirus
5 years ago

What To Do If You Think You Have Coronavirus

Huff Post  

“Decreased immunity may be caused by some of the following conditions: being older than age 65, diabetes, heart disease, chronic lung disease, chronic kidney disease, cancer, HIV or taking immunosuppressive medications,” Dean explained. HuffPost has previously reported that due to test kit shortages in the U.S., people who show mild symptoms but haven’t been in contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients …

Flu and coronavirus: Similar symptoms, different fears
5 years ago

Flu and coronavirus: Similar symptoms, different fears

Associated Press  

Is it the flu, a cold or the new coronavirus? “You have three different major viruses floating around at the same time,” causing somewhat similar symptoms — but different levels of concern, said Dr. Gary LeRoy, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians. FAMILIAR FOE COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, is a flu-like illness that has …

Coronavirus: How it is different from seasonal flu and common cold
5 years ago

Coronavirus: How it is different from seasonal flu and common cold

Hindustan Times  

As the number of coronavirus cases rise, some key differences set it apart from the seasonal flu and common cold - mainly the intensity of the symptoms and the recovery period. Some of the infected people can also experience less common symptoms like headache, coughing up blood and diarrhoea. When it comes to seasonal flu, the onset is abrupt with …

When should I get the flu vaccine, and does coronavirus change things?
5 years ago

When should I get the flu vaccine, and does coronavirus change things?

ABC  

With coronavirus now spreading in parts of the Australian community, many people have been wondering whether they need to get their flu jab early this year. Key points: Australians are recommended to get their flu shot from mid-April It's unclear how much seasonal flu could worsen COVID-19, but experts want to avoid people having both Flu vaccinations are free for …

Flu or coronavirus, can you tell from the symptoms? Doctors answer
5 years ago

Flu or coronavirus, can you tell from the symptoms? Doctors answer

India Today  

The one thing that the entire world is concerned about right now is the spread of coronavirus. The virus SARS-CoV-2 that leads to Covid-19 belongs to the same family of viruses that gives you diseases ranging from a common cold to certain respiratory syndromes, say World Health Organisation reports. Now that we know both common cold and Covid-19 belong to …

How to spot flu symptoms
7 years, 1 month ago

How to spot flu symptoms

CNN  

Story highlights There are ways to tell the difference between flu symptoms and those typical of a cold Prevention is key, especially for groups that may be particularly susceptible CNN — During this fierce and deadly flu season, it’s important to recognize the symptoms that will tell you whether you have the nasty infection – or just a common cold. …

Flu recovery: Here’s what to do
7 years, 3 months ago

Flu recovery: Here’s what to do

CNN  

Story highlights Widespread flu activity has been reported in 49 states You can infect others from one day before you get sick to seven days after symptoms begin CNN — Flu season is well underway across the United States. When to see a health care provider immediately The CDC recommends people at high risk for complications from the flu be …

Even If You Don't Have Symptoms, You May Still Have The Flu
11 years ago

Even If You Don't Have Symptoms, You May Still Have The Flu

NPR  

Even If You Don't Have Symptoms, You May Still Have The Flu Enlarge this image toggle caption iStockphoto iStockphoto Fever, muscle aches, nausea — these are what we usually associate with having the flu. In fact, their study found that roughly three-quarters of people with seasonal or pandemic flu show either no symptoms or mild ones that aren't usually linked …

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