Differences between allergies, cold, flu, and coronavirusAs the U.S. continues grappling with significant spikes in coronavirus cases, the country is now also facing flu season (from roughly November through February). To make matters worse, it’s next to impossible to distinguish the two illnesses, according to one expert.
The symptoms for coronavirus and the flu virus are largely similar. Both involve a fever, body aches, and chills, and both can cause pneumonia, a serious lung infection. Both are infectious and potentially lethal, though COVID-19 — the disease caused by coronavirus — seems to be much more infectious and deadly.
Some of the key differences include how many COVID-positive patients lose their sense of taste and smell and that many are often asymptomatic but still pass the virus on to others. There is no known cure for the coronavirus, although numerous pharmaceutical companies are in the process of developing a vaccine. The flu, on the other hand, has a vaccine that is offered each year to lower your risk of contracting it.
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