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* The diagnosis of COVID-19 and Influenza Co-infection can be established by the following investigations: <ref name="pmid32522037">{{cite journal| author=Konala VM, Adapa S, Naramala S, Chenna A, Lamichhane S, Garlapati PR | display-authors=etal| title=A Case Series of Patients Coinfected With Influenza and COVID-19. | journal=J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep | year= 2020 | volume= 8 | issue= | pages= 2324709620934674 | pmid=32522037 | doi=10.1177/2324709620934674 | pmc=7290261 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=32522037 }} </ref> | * The diagnosis of COVID-19 and Influenza Co-infection can be established by the following investigations: <ref name="pmid32522037">{{cite journal| author=Konala VM, Adapa S, Naramala S, Chenna A, Lamichhane S, Garlapati PR | display-authors=etal| title=A Case Series of Patients Coinfected With Influenza and COVID-19. | journal=J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep | year= 2020 | volume= 8 | issue= | pages= 2324709620934674 | pmid=32522037 | doi=10.1177/2324709620934674 | pmc=7290261 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=32522037 }} </ref> | ||
**Reverse Transcriptase- Polymerase Chain Reaction from nasopharyngeal swab sample or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid positive for SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza | **Reverse Transcriptase- Polymerase Chain Reaction from nasopharyngeal swab sample or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid positive for SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza viruses. | ||
**Chest Tomography images showing peripheral and bilateral ground-glass consolidation. | **Chest Tomography images showing peripheral and bilateral ground-glass consolidation. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Synonyms and keywords:
Overview
Historical Perspective
- COVID-19, also called Sever Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) originated in Wuhan, China in late December 2019. It has been declared a global pandemic by the WHO after being caused a significant morbidity and mortality worldwide.
- Influenza occurs mainly during the winter, it is a highly contagious acute viral respiratory infection that causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Classification
- There is no established system for the classification of COVID-19 and Influenza co-infection.
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differentiating COVID-19 and Influenza co-infection from other Diseases
- Influenza and COVID-19 are both contagious respiratory illnesses, but they are caused by different viruses. Influenza is caused by infection with influenza viruses and COVID-19 is caused by infection with the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Testing may be needed to help confirm a diagnosis because some of the symptoms of flu and COVID-19 are similar. Influenza and COVID-19 share many characteristics, but there are some key differences between the two.
- This table compares the Influenza and COVID-19: "Similarities and Differences between Flu and COVID-19 | CDC".
Similarities | Differences | |
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Signs and symptoms | - It can be vary from asymptotic disease to sever symptoms.
- Fever/chills, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, sore throat, runny nose, muscle aches, headache, and gastrointestinal symptoms (vomiting and diarrhea). |
- Change in or loss of taste or smell can be a sign of COVID-19. |
Incubation period | - It takes one or more days for a person to get infected and develop symptoms after the exposure. | - It takes longer to develop symptoms in COVID-19 than Influenza.
- The time range can be vary in COVID-19, symptoms can appear early in 2 days or late in 14 days. - In Influenza, symptoms may develop 2 to 4 days after infection. |
Period of Contagiousness | - A person can spread the virus for 1 day before the appearance of any symptoms. | - The period of contagiousness is longer in COVID-19, a person can spread the virus for about 2 days before having any symptoms and remain contagious for at least 10 days after experience any signs or symptoms.
- Asymptotic or after the symptoms disappeared, It can be contagious for 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19. - In Influenza, it can be contagious for about 1 day before appear any symptoms. - Older children and adults can be most contagious during the first 3-4 days, but many remain contagious for 7 days of their illness. - Infants and immunocompromised patients can be contagious for longer. |
How it spreads | - Both can spread from person-to-person, people in close contact (within 6 feet) with one another.
- Mainly by droplets from sick people when cough, sneeze, or talk. - Physical contact or touching their own face, mouth, nose or eye after touching contaminated surfaces or objects. - Asymptotic or people with very mild symptoms. |
- COVID-19 is very contagious among certain populations and age groups than Influenza.
- SARS-CoV-2 virus can cause quickly and easily spread to a lot of people, COVID-19 has been observed to have more superspreading events than Influenza. |
High risk groups |
- Elderly. - People with underlying medical conditions. - Pregnant women. |
- School-aged children infected with COVID-19 are at higher risk of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) which is rare but sever complication.
- The risk of complications in Influenza for young healthy children are higher compared to COVID-19. - Infants and children with underlying medical conditions are at the highest risk for both Influenza and COVID-19. |
Complications |
- Pneumonia. - Respiratory failure. - Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). - Sepsis. - Heart attacks or myocardial infarction (MI). - Multiple organ failure (renal failure, respiratory failure, shock). - Worsening of chronic medical conditions. - Heart, muscle, or brain tissues inflammations. |
- Blood clots in heart, lungs or brain blood vessels. - Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). |
Treatment | - Supportive medical care to relieve symptoms and complications. |
- The National Institute of Health (NIH) has developed guidance on treatment, which will be updated regularly as new evidence on safety and efficacy of drugs come out. - There are no drugs approved by the FDA to prevent or treat COVID-19. - Remdesivir (antiviral agent) is available under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), and being explored as a treatment for COVID-19.
- Hospitalized patients with Influenza or high risk group are recommended to be treated with antiviral drugs. |
Vaccine | - Vaccines for COVID-19 and Influenza must be approved by the FDA. |
- There are multiple vaccines to protect against 3 or 4 viruses that cause the Influenza produced annually and approved by the FDA. - There is no Vaccine to COVID-19 yet but researchers and vaccine developers are working on developing a vaccine to prevent COVID-19. |
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Natural History, Complications, and Prognosis
Natural History
Complications
- The main complications for the patients according to a study conducted in Wuhan, China, were acute respiratory distress syndrome, acute liver injury, and diarrhea. [1]
Prognosis
Diagnosis
Diagnostic Study of Choice
- The diagnosis of COVID-19 and Influenza Co-infection can be established by the following investigations: [2]
- Reverse Transcriptase- Polymerase Chain Reaction from nasopharyngeal swab sample or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid positive for SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza viruses.
- Chest Tomography images showing peripheral and bilateral ground-glass consolidation.
Symptoms
- According to a study conducted in Wuhan, China, common symptoms at onset of illness included: [1]
- Fever
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
- Nasal tampon
- Pharyngalgia
- Myalgia
- Fatigue
- Headache
- Expectoration
Laboratory Findings
- Lymphocytopenia (80% of patients)
- Thrombocytopenia
- Elevated liver functions AST, ALT (40%)
- Elevated CRP (80%)
- Elevated ESR (30%)
- Elevated BUN (30%)
- Elevated Creatinine (70%)
- Elevated ferritin (70%)
- Elevated fibrinogen
- Elevated D-dimer
- Elevated interleukin-6
- Elevated lactic acid
- Elevated LDH
- Elevated creatine kinase [1] [3] [2]
Imaging studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ding Q, Lu P, Fan Y, Xia Y, Liu M (2020). "The clinical characteristics of pneumonia patients coinfected with 2019 novel coronavirus and influenza virus in Wuhan, China". J Med Virol. doi:10.1002/jmv.25781. PMC 7228290 Check
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value (help). - ↑ Konala VM, Adapa S, Gayam V, Naramala S, Daggubati SR, Kammari CB; et al. (2020). "Co-infection with Influenza A and COVID-19". Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 7 (5): 001656. doi:10.12890/2020_001656. PMC 7213830 Check
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