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Facts About Flurona, Combined Infection of COVID-19 and Influenza

  

 The community is not finished yet created anxious with the Omicron variant, now arising a new disease called flurona.  Not a few people opinion that this disease is a new variant of COVID-19.  But, is that really so?

 Flurona or florona is the term for signs state when influenza and COVID-19 infection occurs at when are concurrently or called  also coinfection.  Except influenza virus, co-infection of COVID-19 can also can be caused by germs or other viruses.

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 This situation causes the way of the immune must work harder, because the body should fight  two types of infection all so that could prolong the progress of healing and increase the risk of complications.

 What are the Symptoms of Flurona?

 In the case of flu, the symptoms of influenza and COVID-19 are very difficult to distinguish because protrudes similar.  Both are even both can be infectious via splashes saliva (droplets) and cause disturbances in the respiratory tract.  Therefore, the flurona symptoms resemble the symptoms of COVID-19.

 The following are i.e. some symptoms according to severity:

 Mild and moderate symptoms

 Some mild and moderate symptoms that can occur include:

 Fever or chills

 Cough

 tired body

 Diarrhea

 Stuffy nose or runny nose

 Nausea or vomiting

 Headache

 Sore throat

 Anosmia, is loss of ability sense of smell

 Ageusia, is loss of ability sense of taste

 Severe symptoms

 Some severe symptoms that can occur include:

 Face, lips and nails appears bluish or pale

 Hard to breathe

 Chest pain

 Difficult dialogue

 Hard eating and drinking

 Loss of consciousness

 Except that, coinfection cases are suspected to be more often occur in patients with COVID-19 with severe symptoms or people who have elements comorbid, such as age  advanced age, pregnancy, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, kidney failure, tumors, cancer, or COPD.

 This is because when a person has a fairly severe infection or has elements comorbid, method his immune system will be weaker making him susceptible to infection with germs or other viruses.

 Based on a number of studies, patients with flurona or other coinfections will be more susceptible to developing a severe situation and experiencing complications, such as severe respiratory disorders (ARDS) or heart failure.

 Meanwhile so, the response of the body and symptoms that are enjoyed every person can be different, depending on performance method   with your state.

 Last updated: January 5, 2022

 Reviewed by: dr.  Airindya Bella