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. 2020 Apr 20;7(5):001656.
doi: 10.12890/2020_001656. eCollection 2020.

Co-infection with Influenza A and COVID-19

Venu Madhav Konala  1 , Sreedhar Adapa  2 , Vijay Gayam  3 , Srikanth Naramala  4 , Subba Rao Daggubati  5 , Chetan Brahma Kammari  6 , Avantika Chenna  7
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Co-infection with Influenza A and COVID-19

Venu Madhav Konala et al. Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. .

Abstract

COVID-19, also called severe acute respiratory distress syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), originated in Wuhan, China. It has caused significant morbidity and mortality worldwide and has been declared a global pandemic by the WHO. Influenza occurs mainly during the winter, with the burden of disease determined by several factors, including the effectiveness of the vaccine that season, the characteristics of the circulating viruses, and how long the season lasts. We describe the case of a 66-year-old woman who was diagnosed with influenza A and COVID-19 co-infection.

Learning points: COVID-19 can co-occur with other viral infections.Some of these co-infections have active treatments, while supportive treatment is the mainstay of treatment for others.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; acute respiratory distress syndrome; influenza.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interests: The Authors declare that there are no competing interests.

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