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Is it possible to suffer through several types of flu at once? Covoid 19, MERS and SARS? Or only one at a time?

Posted - March 3, 2020
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  • 6023
    I asked a provider at the hospital where I work, and according to them ... it IS possible.
    It's not common, but is possible.
      March 3, 2020 9:52 AM MST
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  • 113301
    Good golly Walt. Who could survive THAT exgency? Oy vey! Yikes. Thank you for your reply and Happy Wednesday to you. Any idea of the odds of that?
      March 4, 2020 3:35 AM MST
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  • 6023
    I'm not sure of the odds of it happening ... but there is an increased chance at hospitals, due to the many various bacteria and viruses present.  So it's something that hospitals are supposed to be aware of and try to prevent.  It's why hospital workers are supposed to clean their hands upon entering and leaving patient rooms, and why some rooms are pressurized.


      March 4, 2020 6:51 AM MST
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  • 34982

    Covoid 19, MERS and SARS are NOT influenza. These are Cornonavirus. 

    Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses with some causing less-severe disease, such as the common cold, and others causing more severe disease, such as Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The typical symptoms of COVID-19 are fever and a cough that may progress to pneumonia causing shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. Symptoms range from mild to life threatening (most cases report a mild illness). Those who are elderly or have pre-existing health issues may be at increased risk of severe infection.
      March 3, 2020 10:14 AM MST
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  • 113301
    You did not answer my question. Would you like to try again? Walt answered it. Thank you for your reply m2c.
      March 4, 2020 3:35 AM MST
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  • 34982
    Can you have two strands of the influenza at the same time... yes.

    Again the ones mentioned in your question are not strands of the flu.
      March 4, 2020 7:20 AM MST
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