The difference between Flu and Corona Virus? How we know if This is Normal or Corona?BBC

Coronavirus: What is the difference between coronavirus and the common cold and how to tell if it is coronavirus or the common flu?

Nowadays, it is the flu season that can be seen sneezing or clearing the nose. Anyone who has a cold tells them to stay away from me so that you don't get infected.

Or you avoid going to the person yourself. This is nothing new, it happens every year, but this time there is something new.

You are sitting in a train in London and suddenly someone starts sneezing or sneezing, then at first people start looking at you carefully and then slowly start moving away.

The situation is similar in other countries. Some people have started using only sign language when meeting each other. Jokes are being made, videos and memes are being made.

A viral video on the Internet shows friends in Iran shaking their legs and feet instead of holding hands. The president of Tanzania did the same.

This is the fear of the new virus called Novel Corona virus or Code. 19 and this fear is slowly creeping into our minds and thoughts, sometimes in the form of jokes and sometimes in the form of expressions of thought.

My son, who never cared for the cold, nowadays carries a sanitizer in his pocket

What is this fear?

Although this is the season of flu and people from USA to Pakistan are suffering from it, still people are not talking about flu but only about corona virus. According to the World Health Organization, about 3 to 5 million people become seriously ill each year due to influenza or flu, of which 290,000 to 650,000 suffer from various respiratory diseases. Suffering and dying. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between 18,000 and 46,000 flu-related deaths have occurred so far in the 2019 to 2020 flu season.

This means that the flu is a very deadly disease, but we always say to rest, it will heal itself in a week or two. The flu takes its time. But Corona? It's a little different here.

Danger of corona

According to the World Health Organization, the spread of the corona virus poses an "unknown threat" to the world.

The number of people infected with the corona virus worldwide has exceeded 9454051and at least 483 686 have died. The number of corona patients in Europe is increasing while the United States has announced the closure of its border with Canada.

The highest number of coronavirus cases in European countries is in England  where 43,230 people have been confirmed dead. The number of people infected with the virus in the United States has risen

Acording to a report published in the American journal JAMA on February 28 on Covid-19 or Corona, 83 to 98 percent of people with it develop a fever, 76 to 82 percent have a dry cough and 11 to 44 percent Fatigue and muscle aches are common.

Flu vs. Corona Virus

 Dr Abdul Hafeez, a founding member and CEO of the Association of Pakistani Physicians and Surgeons of the United Kingdom (APPSCU), an organization of Pakistani-born doctors in the UK, says we cannot compare flu and corona because we You know about the flu, but you don't know about corona. "Research is ongoing but it is still in its early stages. And even when she is tested in an emergency, she will not go through the experimental stages that medicine goes through. He said the virus was not being researched as fast as it was spreading.

How do people know if they have the common flu or the corona virus? Dr Hafeez says it is still impossible to tell if someone has the common flu or the corona virus by looking at someone's sneezing or cold. "According to the principle of universal precaution, when we take a patient's blood sample, we assume that everyone has corona and take the same precautions as stated," he said. It is a different matter if the result is negative after the test.

"It's growing, we don't know much about it, but we still shouldn't be afraid. Although no vaccine has yet been released, statistics show that 21.9 percent of those killed are over the age of one, and not a single child under the age of nine has been confirmed dead. ۔

"So there is a greater risk for those who already have a disease or are older

Similar to corona and flu Diseases caused by the flu and corona are both respiratory diseases. Although they may look alike, both diseases are caused by different viruses. In both cases there is fever, cough, body aches, fatigue and occasional nausea or diarrhea. Both can be for a short time and even for a long time. In many cases, sick people can die.

Both of these diseases can cause pneumonia, which can be dangerous in many cases. Both are transmitted from one person to another through airborne droplets, ie from an infected person to another person coughing, sneezing or even talking very closely.

Dr. Hafeez says that this resemblance is the most mind-boggling and requires more caution.

Corona's family is most at risk from her illness. Because the virus enters the body through the eyes, nose and mouth, those who live close to the patient should be most careful.

'It can also be attached to the door handle of the room or by using or holding the same utensil that the patient is using. The only precaution is not to go too close to the patient, but not to leave him alone. Just be careful.

The difference between corona and flu According to research so far, the corona virus is caused by only one virus, while there are different types of flu and viruses.

Although both viruses are transmitted through airborne droplets and touches, research so far has shown that the corona virus can be transmitted from one person to another even when they are not present.

This means that the infected person's germs live in the air droplets and when they leave, they can spread to other people who are there or coming.

The flu often causes sore throats and coronaviruses.

It should also be borne in mind that scientists have been researching the flu for decades. Although it still causes a lot of deaths around the world, we know a lot about it, but not so with the corona virus.

It's new, we don't know much about it, we don't have the right medicine to deal with it and that's why it's more dangerous.