COVID-19 and Influenza Co-Infection: Report of Three Cases. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Influenza and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are both contagious respiratory illnesses, but they are caused by different viruses. COVID-19 pandemic is caused by a novel virus - severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Influenza is an infectious respiratory disease, caused by influenza A and influenza B viruses. We describe the three cases of influenza and COVID-19 co-infection.

publication date

  • August 18, 2020

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC7164881

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.7759/cureus.9852

PubMed ID

  • 32832306

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 12

issue

  • 8