{"id":60755,"date":"2022-01-20T13:30:48","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T08:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/?p=60755"},"modified":"2024-09-05T13:37:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T08:07:28","slug":"covid-19-or-flu-what-do-i-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/2022\/01\/20\/covid-19-or-flu-what-do-i-have\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 Or The Flu: What Do I Have?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Covid-19<\/strong> pandemic has now become our \u2018new normal.\u2019 With a new variant of <strong>coronavirus <\/strong>cropping up every now and then, it is essential for us to <strong>mask<\/strong> up, stay indoors, maintain social distancing, and get vaccinated to stay safe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What you should know:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Symptoms of Omicron variant<\/li>\n<li>Similarities between Covid-19 and the flu<\/li>\n<li>Differences between Covid-19 and the flu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Symptoms of <\/strong><strong>Omicron variant<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-60758 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shutterstock_1682110879-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Covid-19_activliving\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As we grapple with the emergence of yet another variant, the symptoms of the <strong>Omicron variant <\/strong>have a stark difference from <strong>Covid-19<\/strong>\u2019s alpha and delta variations. The World Health Organisation has stated that the Omicron variant is a cause of concern owing to its high transmission rate.<\/p>\n<p>The common Omicron symptoms include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cough<\/li>\n<li>Cold<\/li>\n<li>Fever (Although the <strong>Omicron variant <\/strong>appears mild, patients may report high fever in the first few days)<\/li>\n<li>Sore throat<\/li>\n<li>Headache<\/li>\n<li>Tiredness<\/li>\n<li>Severe Body Pain<\/li>\n<li>Congestion<\/li>\n<li>Running Nose<\/li>\n<li>Nausea or vomiting<\/li>\n<li>Diarrhea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Since flu, the common cold, seasonal allergies, and <strong>Covid-19<\/strong> have the same symptoms, it often becomes difficult to differentiate. While they are contagious respiratory diseases, they are caused by different viruses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Similarities between <\/strong><strong>Covid-19<\/strong><strong> and the flu:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Both Covid-19 and the flu are transmitted from person to person contact, typically through the mouth and nose through coughing and sneezing.<\/li>\n<li>At times, people with flu and SARS-CoV-2 can pass the virus on before they show any symptoms.<\/li>\n<li>People can also get infected with Covid-19 or influenza by touching contaminated surfaces and then touching their eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.<\/li>\n<li>While anyone can get infected with either of the viruses, aged people and those with <strong>comorbidities<\/strong>, people with chronic medical conditions, and pregnant women are at a higher risk.<\/li>\n<li>The same protective measures are applicable for both coronavirus and influenza &#8211; frequently washing hands, avoiding touching your face, avoiding crowds, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Differences between <\/strong><strong>Covid-19<\/strong><strong> and the flu:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here is how you can tell the difference between whether you have contracted <strong>Covid-19<\/strong> or the common <strong>flu<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Covid-19 is caused by an infection from the novel strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), whereas flu is caused by an infection from the influenza<\/li>\n<li>The incubation period of Covid-19 is 2-15 days, whereas, for a cold and the flu, it is 1-3 days and 1-4 days, respectively.<\/li>\n<li>While the two viruses spread in a somewhat similar manner, Covid-19 is more contagious.<\/li>\n<li>Coronavirus can cause severe illness, hospitalisation, and even death.<\/li>\n<li>Symptoms specific to Covid-19 also include a loss of taste and smell.<\/li>\n<li>A common Covid-19 symptom is diarrhoea and nausea or vomiting. However, it is not certain that you will have these symptoms if you have a common cold.<\/li>\n<li>Covid-19 can also lead to more complications than the flu, such as blood clots and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-60760 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/shutterstock_2100854377-1.jpg\" alt=\"test result_activliving\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Testing, however, is the best way to determine what you have, as the symptoms of these illnesses overlap. There can also be times when you contract both <strong>Covid-19<\/strong> and flu together. This co-infection can worsen your symptoms altogether.<\/p>\n<p>As people are getting fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the spread of the infection is contained. Symptoms vary from person to person depending upon their immunity and vaccination status. Take a look at the list of <strong>Covid-19 <\/strong><strong>vaccines in India<\/strong>, available for adults above the age of 18.<\/p>\n<p>Get more information on Covid-19 on our Activ Living Page. You can also find <strong>fitness<\/strong> and <strong>nutrition<\/strong>-related information here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Covid-19 pandemic has now become our \u2018new normal.\u2019 With a new variant of coronavirus&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2963,"featured_media":60764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,4241],"tags":[1537,1529,986,2973,2991],"class_list":["post-60755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle-conditions","category-others","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid-19","tag-influenza","tag-omicron-variant","tag-sars-cov-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Covid-19 Or The Flu: What Do I Have? - ACTIV LIVING COMMUNITY<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Since flu, the common cold, and Covid-19 have the same symptoms. 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