While Covid-19 contaminations are breaking records in France, a new pathology is making headlines. It's Flurona, a term doctors use when someone is infected with both the flu and Covid-19.
On December 6, 2021, France broke a new record with 330,000 Covid-19 contaminations in just 24 hours. The Omicron variant is indeed more contagious although less severe than the others. It has therefore been the cause of a new epidemic outbreak since the end of 2021. However, the year 2022 starts with the appearance of a new pathology :Flurona, contraction of the terms flu (flu in English) and coronavirus.
As The Times Of Israel explained on January 2, 2022, a pregnant woman was affected by two viruses at once , that of seasonal flu and that of Covid-19. It is therefore a question of a co-infection, and not of a new virus. However, this is not the first time this has happened. Indeed, several such cases were observed in 2020, particularly in the United States and France. In addition, many cases have most certainly occurred, but have not been recorded.
In a publication of September 30, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) explained that it was quite possible to contract both viruses at the same time. The organization claimed that the best way to prevent hospitalization and severe forms of Covid-19 and influenza was to get vaccinated. Indeed, a vaccine exists for each of these diseases.
Regarding the case of the pregnant woman in Israel, the fears of the local authorities centered on the possibility that Flurona could be a more contagious and/or more fatal disease. than Covid-19 or the flu alone. Nevertheless, the patient presented fairly mild symptoms, including simple breathing difficulty. Today, she is no longer in danger and has reunited with her family. Nevertheless, in the absence of any real decline in the face of this phenomenon, caution is still required.
WHO also advised to continue adherence to prevention measures :wear a properly fitted mask and keep a distance of at least one meter from other people. When it becomes difficult to keep your distance, the best thing is not to go to poorly ventilated and crowded places. Obviously, hygiene is not to be neglected and washing your hands frequently remains a useful preventive gesture.
