The difference between new coronavirus pneumonia and flu

The emergence of new coronavirus pneumonia has long caused people's attention throughout the country. In fact, when the disease first appeared, it had some similarities with the flu, but there were also differences between the two. Relatively speaking, the emergence of new coronavirus pneumonia The condition is relatively serious, and sometimes even after treatment may have obvious sequelae.

After infection with the new coronavirus, first symptoms such as fever, dry cough, and fatigue, and some people will have upper respiratory infections such as runny nose, and some patients may be accompanied by obvious breathing difficulties after one week It can also cause serious complications, but many people will initially confuse the symptoms. What is the difference between the new coronavirus pneumonia and the flu?

1, what is the flu

Swine flu is a respiratory disease caused by the influenza virus and may also cause pneumonia. This is a typical respiratory infection and it is very easy to appear in winter and spring every year. After being infected with influenza, the condition is often more acute, and systemic symptoms will also appear. During the first two days of onset, body temperature will gradually rise to 39 degrees and 40 degrees, and symptoms such as decreased appetite and obvious muscle weakness will appear. Influenza can actually cause severe pneumonia and even death. Many people die from the flu every year, which is a relatively serious disease.

2, what is new coronavirus pneumonia(CNP)

Most of the earliest cases of new coronavirus pneumonia found in the elderly are the elderly, and they may even die from severe pneumonia. There are also some people who do not have the disease after being infected with this kind of disease, and the virus is only detected in the respiratory tract. However, even asymptomatic readers have the same chance of infection. Ordinary new coronavirus pneumonia can cause patients to have fever, cough, and gradual fatigue. Symptoms such as early acquisition of symptoms are relatively mild, but the symptoms will gradually worsen within a week or so, and will become severe pneumonia. There are also some severe cases of internal organ damage, such as respiratory failure, rapid breathing, etc., and even rely on a ventilator to sustain life, these severe cases may lead to death.

3. The difference between new coronavirus pneumonia and flu

Patients with new coronavirus pneumonia and influenza can have fever in early stages. But influenza belongs to upper respiratory tract disease, and new coronavirus pneumonia belongs to lower respiratory tract disease. With fever, flu patients will often feel cold and runny nose; new coronavirus pneumonia will have cough, weakness, and gradually develop difficulty breathing, and some patients will also have symptoms such as diarrhea and vomiting.

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