COVID-19 and Influenza Co-Infection: Report of Three Cases

Balraj Singh; Parminder Kaur; Ro-Jay Reid; Fayez Shamoon; Mahesh Bikkina

doi:10.7759/cureus.9852

COVID-19 and Influenza Co-Infection: Report of Three Cases

Cureus. 2020 Aug 18;12(8):e9852. doi: 10.7759/cureus.9852.

Authors

Balraj Singh¹, Parminder Kaur², Ro-Jay Reid³, Fayez Shamoon⁴, Mahesh Bikkina²

Affiliations

¹ Hematology/Oncology, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
² Cardiology, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
³ Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, USA.
⁴ Cardiology, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Patterson, USA.

Abstract

Influenza and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are both contagious respiratory illnesses, but they are caused by different viruses. COVID-19 pandemic is caused by a novel virus - severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Influenza is an infectious respiratory disease, caused by influenza A and influenza B viruses. We describe the three cases of influenza and COVID-19 co-infection.

Keywords: co-infection; coronavirus; covid-19; flu; influenza; influenza virus type a; influenza virus type b; influenza-like illness; sars-cov-2; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

Publication types

Case Reports