Health: The symptoms of both Covid-19 and H3N2 are almost the same, know how to differentiate between them.
Amidst the ongoing infection of Corona, increasing cases of influenza variant H3N2 are being reported in the country for the last one month. Influenza which is generally considered to have mild symptoms is becoming a major problem for people at this time. Studies have found that the H3N2 variant can cause severe disease, with the greatest risk seen in children and people with weakened immune systems. In this infection, people are having cold-cough, headache and body ache along with fever, while some people are having difficulty in breathing. Usually a similar problem also occurs during the infection of coronavirus.
Since the cases of corona infection are still coming up in the country, in the meantime it is becoming difficult for people to understand whether it is Kovid-19 or H3N2 amidst the increasing infection of H3N2.
Significantly, in the last 24 hours, 754 new cases of corona have been confirmed in the country, while the total number of H3N2 infected is 451 so far. Let us know how to differentiate between these two transitions.
Learn about H3N2
H3N2 is the subtype of influenza-A virus that causes influenza infection. However, infected people are more likely to be hospitalized than a normal influenza infection. In severe cases, it can even cause death.
Health experts say people with comorbidities need special protection from it. In such people, the risk of both H3N2 and corona infection may be high. Let us know how the symptoms of both can be differentiated.
Symptoms of H3N2
People infected with H3N2 are showing symptoms almost similar to those seen so far in normal influenza infection. However, some people may be at higher risk of developing severe symptoms. The infected may have high fever with fatigue-lethargy, body ache, sore throat, cough, cold and in severe cases, respiratory problems. If this problem persists for some time, consult a doctor.
symptoms of corona infection
Infection of many variants of corona has been seen in the last three years. Fever, sore throat, chills, headache-body aches and fatigue were observed in most of the infected people. In some cases, corona infected have also reported problems related to the digestive system and respiratory system. However, problems like lack of taste and smell are not being seen in the new variant.
How to differentiate between COVID-19 and H3N2?
Although both COVID-19 and H3N2 are infections caused by different types of virus, since both these infections are affecting the respiratory system, patients infected with both may have similar symptoms… In both influenza and COVID-19 Fever may be accompanied by sore throat, cough, body aches and runny nose.
Doctors said that the H3N2 virus does not affect the lungs much, while lung-related problems have been seen in most patients suffering from Kovid-19. The loss of taste and smell is what differentiates COVID-19 from H3N2. According to health experts, the authentic way to differentiate between the two is to get tested.