Microbiology Question: Compare covid19 with influenza. How are these viruses similar? How are they different with...

Microbiology Question:

Compare covid19 with influenza. How are these viruses similar? How are they different with regard to disease transmission? How are they different in other way?

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There is a lot of similarities between covid 19 and influenza few of them are as follows.

Similarities between Covid 19 and Influenza they both.

Affect the respiratory system.
Causes fever, cough, body aches and fatigues
can be fatal in some cases
can result in pneumonia
can spread by an infected person for several days before their symptoms appear.
both of them are not treatable with antibiotics which only work on bacterial infection.

The DIfference with regard to disease transmission- While both of them may be transmitted in similar way ways, Covid 19 might spread from droplets remaining in the air even if the ill person is no longer near.

The difference regarding other ways

Covid 19 is caused by one virus called SARS-CoV-2 while influenza is caused by different strains of influenza viruses.
No vaccine available for Covid 19 but vaccine is available for some types of influenza.
Ftality rate of Covid 19 is higher than influenza.

gladiator answered 1 year ago

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