Researchers have discovered another potential drug that can help cure COVID-19 by preventing severe coronavirus complications. Aprotinin is an antiviral that comes in the form of an aerosol approved in Russia for flu treatment. According to a new study, the drug can inhibit the coronavirus’s ability to infect cells and prevent it from replicating. The …
Public health authorities in the Bay area confirmed that a patient survived a dual coronavirus-flu infection. The patient was between 20 and 65 years of age and works in the “health care realm,” although specific details about the case were not disclosed. Health officials are urging people in the US to get flu vaccines, which …
Health officials and doctors have observed a drop in flu deaths early in the flu season, and the novel coronavirus might be the explanation. Some think that COVID-19 may have already killed the people who would be most vulnerable to the flu, and that’s why the number of flu deaths is lower than expected. The …
The coronavirus and the flu have so many symptoms in common, making a clinical diagnosis virtually impossible without testing. There is one “wacky” symptom that stands out, and COVID-19 is the likeliest diagnosis in case it appears, not the flu. The sudden loss of smell and taste is associated with the novel coronavirus. But even …
The preventive measures that can reduce your risk of catching the novel coronavirus can also protect against another infectious disease, influenza. Face masks and social distancing measures reduce COVID-19 spread, but they also work against other pathogens. New flu data for the Southern hemisphere shows that the annual flu epidemics were practically non-existent in 2020, …
Health officials are worried about the imminent coronavirus-flu “twindemic” that will impact several countries in the coming months, advising people to continue to respect safety measures and get their flu vaccines. But reports from the southern hemisphere reveal an unexpected side effect of the novel coronavirus. Some of the local flu epidemics have been much …
The upcoming flu season might be challenging for some communities that are still battling significant COVID-19 outbreaks, health officials have warned. Observing safety measures that can prevent the spread of COVID-19 and getting a flu vaccine this fall could reduce a person’s risk of getting both infectious diseases in the coming months. Additionally, a new …
CDC Director Robert Redfield says that one of the most important things you can do this fall to protect yourself and others it to get a flu shot. If enough people get the flu and COVID-19 infections spike again, Redfield warns that hospitals across the US could be overrun like in NYC earlier this year. …
The novel coronavirus might spread via dust particles, say researchers who studied aerosolized fomites influenza transmission. The researchers showed that flu virus from an infected animal subject would spread inside the cage and on the animal’s body, and would remain viable for several days. The paper also proved that guinea pigs could generate plenty of …
Coronavirus deaths might be comparable to the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, researchers said in a new study. COVID-19 is deadlier than the regular flu that still kills thousands of people every year. The new study says that the advancements of modern medicine are responsible for a lower mortality rate than the 1918 pandemic, but if …
