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#COVID19 vs influenza: both cause respiratory
disease, yet there are important differences between the two viruses and how they spread.

More 👉🏼 WHO Situation Report 6 March 2020 bit.ly/2TzpDLf

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Q: How are #COVID19 & influenza viruses similar?

More 👉🏼 WHO Situation Report 6 March 2020 bit.ly/2TzpDLf

#coronavirus
Q: How are #COVID19 and influenza viruses different?

WHO Situation Report 6 March 2020 bit.ly/2TzpDLf

#coronavirus
Influenza vs #COVID19:

Influenza can spread faster than COVID-19.

WHO Situation Report 6 March 2020 bit.ly/2TzpDLf
Influenza: Pre-symptomatic transmission, or potentially transmission of the virus before the appearance of symptoms – is a major driver of transmission alone.

#COVID19: Transmission prior to symptom onset, at present,
does not appear to be a major driver of transmission.
Influenza vs #COVID19:

Influenza: Children are important drivers of influenza virus transmission in the community

COVID-19: Initial data indicates that children are less affected than adults & that clinical attack rates in the 0-19 age group are low

#coronavirus
Influenza vs #COVID19:

Influenza: Most at risk for severe infection are 👧🏽👦🏻, 🤰🏻, 👵🏻👴🏾, those with underlying chronic medical conditions & immunosuppressed

COVID-19: Our current understanding is that
👵🏾👴🏼& those with underlying conditions are most at risk for severe infection
Influenza vs #COVID19:

Influenza: Mortality is usually well below 0.1%

COVID-19: Mortality appears higher than for influenza, especially seasonal influenza

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More on #COVID19 vs influenza: WHO expert @SCBriand answered some of your questions

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Media briefing on #COVID19 with @DrTedros. #coronavirus pscp.tv/w/cTe04TI2MTAy…
"In the past two weeks, the number of cases of #COVID19 outside 🇨🇳 has increased 13-fold & the number of affected countries has tripled.

There are now more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries, & 4,291 people have lost their lives"-@DrTedros #coronavirus
"Thousands more are fighting for their lives in hospitals.

In the days and weeks ahead, we expect to see the number of #COVID19 cases, the number of deaths, and the number of affected countries climb even higher"-@DrTedros #coronavirus
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LIVE: Daily media briefing on #COVID19 with @DrTedros #coronavirus pscp.tv/w/cTURUzI2MTAy…
"I’d like to start with a brief update on the #Ebola epidemic in #DRC. It’s now three weeks since the last case was reported, and a week since the last survivor left the treatment centre. We are now in the countdown to the end of the outbreak"-@DrTedros
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How to manage #COVID19 risk when organizing meetings & events bit.ly/3cFoauf

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Organizers of meetings & events need to think about the potential risk from #COVID19 because:
1⃣ There is a risk that people attending your meeting or event might be unwittingly bringing the #coronavirus to the meeting. Others might be unknowingly exposed to COVID-19.
Organizers of meetings & events need to think about the potential risk from #COVID19 because:
2⃣ While COVID-19 is a mild disease for most people, it can make some very ill.
Around 1 in every 5 people who catch COVID-19 needs hospital treatment

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You may be hearing some people say that the flu is deadlier than the novel coronavirus; that’s because they don’t really understand the math. Here’s a breakdown of the differences between the two viruses and what you should understand about #COVID2019: 1/
Let’s get this out of the way: “Flu can kill Americans by the tens of thousands, but that’s because it’s been around so long and has had so much time to spread. Millions get the virus every year, and fewer than 0.1 percent of them perish from it.” 2/ wired.trib.al/X1DKznU
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As the #COVID19 #outbreak evolves, comparisons have been made with #influenza. Both cause respiratory disease but there are important differences between #SARSCoV2 #virus causing COVID-19 & the influenza virus causing the #flu [from WHO COVID situation report 06.03.2020] #scicomm
Similarity #1. Both #COVID19 & the #flu have a similar disease presentation. Both cause respiratory disease, which presents as a wide range of illness from asymptomatic or mild through to severe disease and even death.
Similarity #2. Both #SARSCoV2 & #influenza viruses are transmitted by contact, droplets & fomites so same #publichealth measures (hand hygiene, good respiratory etiquette (coughing into elbow / into a tissue, immediately disposing of the tissue) are important to prevent infection
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#COVIDー19 @ewarren @BernieSanders We need a progressive agenda on epidemics STAT! There is going to be panic, an emergency, hoarding and if Dems in office and Dem candidates do not prepare an agenda that is more than Trump is screwing up then Trump ultimately will win.
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One of my favorite games is called Scorgasm. It's a "bullet heck" space shooter where the story is barely a fig leaf - save the world and get a cookie. Very intense, demanding, purely mechanical gameplay.

I play it to relax.
Another one of my favorite games is A Short Hike, a "can't lose" game that has mechanic mastery and a goal and a story but is definitely on the casual side... a "walking simulator" that lets you climb, jump, glide, and fly around a Canadian parkland.

I also play it to relax.
They're both games. Myst, a hypercard slideshow with embedded videos, was a game. Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda are both games... you ever start stacking up the differences between those two things?
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