By comparison, during the 2021-2022 flu season in the U.S., between 8 and 13 million people had the flu and between 5,000 and 14,000 people died of the flu. COVID-19 and flu complications COVID-19 can cause different complications from the flu, such as blood clots, post-COVID conditions and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.
Flu viruses are a totally different story. "The special characteristic of flus is the abrupt onset of symptoms," Chin-Hong said. "You might be minding your own business, feeling OK, and then Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, COVID-19 and influenza are different contagious respiratory illnesses that are all driving high rates of infection and high volumes of hospitalizations Heard of the triple threat this winter? COVID-19, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are together driving a wave of respiratory illnesses. But all three have very similar symptoms that overlap. We help you zero in on which virus you might have. Wait, what's RSV again? . 73 418 615 381 318 405 241 371