COVID-19

COVID-19

The virus that went viral

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List some of the symptoms of COVID-19

Flu vs Covid-19...Both viruses cause

• Influenza (Flu) and COVID-19 are both contagious respiratory viruses

• Fever or feeling feverish/chills

• Cough Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing

• Fatigue (tiredness)

• Sore throat Runny or stuffy nose Muscle pain or body aches

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Who is at high risk for developing severe FLU complications? Check all that apply

• This includes people 65 years and older

• people of any age with certain chronic medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease)

• pregnant women and children younger than 5 years, but especially those younger than 2 years old.

• Healthy people with no health problems

• cancer patients

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What do you think???

How is COVID-19 and the flu different? What are some different symptoms or outcomes?

Flu vs Covid-19...Differences

• COVID-19 is caused SARS-CoV-2, and flu is caused by infection with influenza viruses.

• FLU: Typically, a person develops symptoms anywhere from 1 to 4 days after infection.

• COVID-19: Typically, a person develops symptoms 5 days after being infected, but the time range can vary.

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Who is at high risk for developing severe COVID-19 complications? Check all that apply

• This includes people 65 years and older

• people of any age with certain chronic medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease)

• pregnant women and children younger than 5 years, but especially those younger than 2 years old.

• Healthy people with no health problems

• cancer patients

Flu vs Covid-19...How it Spreads

• Most experts think that flu viruses spread mainly by droplets made when people with flu cough, sneeze or talk.

• Less often, a person might get flu by touching a surface or object that has flu virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes.

Flu vs Covid-19...How it Spreads

• Most experts think that COVID-19 is spread mainly by droplets made when people with the virus cough, sneeze or talk.

• COVID-19 spreads less commonly through contact with contaminated surfaces

• COVID-19 rarely spreads between people and animals

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What do you think??? All these facts come from the CDC website...

With this information only: which virus do you think is worse???

• the Flu

• COVID-19

Flu vs Covid-19...Complications

• Both COVID-19 and flu can result in complications, including:

• Pneumonia; Respiratory failure; Acute respiratory distress syndrome (fluid in the lungs)

• Sepsis (overreaction of immune system to fight the virus)

Flu and Covid-19...Complications

• Cardiac injury (for example, heart attacks and stroke)

• Multiple-organ failure (respiratory failure, kidney failure, shock)

• Worsening of chronic medical conditions (involving the lungs, heart, or nervous system or diabetes)

• Secondary bacterial infections

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What are severe complications that are different between COVID-19 and the Flu that I have not told you yet? Check all that apply

• Pale, gray, or blue-colored skin, lips, or nail beds, depending on skin tone

• confusion

• chest pain; difficulty breathing

• Blood clots in the veins and arteries of the lungs, heart, legs or brain