Influenza virus can cause mild to severe illness including common sign and symptoms which shared with COVID_19 ranging from asymptomatic to severe symptoms like fever,cough,shortness of breath,fatigue,sore throat,runny nose,headach,some people may have vomiting and diarrhea while main
Difference COVID_19
seem to caus e more serious illness in some people ,other signs and symptoms may include
Change in or loss of taste or smell
COVID_19person develop symptoms 5day after being infected but symptoms can apearas early as 2daysafter infection or late as 14 days agter infection
While most people with flu are contagious for about 1 day before they show symptoms
For COVID_19 it possible to spread the virus for about 2 days before signs and symptoms and remain contagious for at least 10 days after signs and symptoms.
As the clinical syndromes associated with SARS-CoV-2 and influenza are broadly similar it will be difficult to distinguish these infections in winter when the seasonal increase in influenza typically occurs.
However, social distancing measures should reduce the incidence of both influenza and COVID-19.