COVID-19 and influenza: implications in the public health context

Andrés Ricardo Pérez-Riera; Raimundo Barbosa Barros; Kjell Nikus; Khalifa Elmusharaf

doi:10.36311/jhgd.v32.12968

COVID-19 and influenza: implications in the public health context

Andrés Ricardo Pérez-Riera^*
, Raimundo Barbosa Barros
, Kjell Nikus
, Khalifa Elmusharaf

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 continues to have a major impact on health and social systems around the world. The COVID-19 and influenza manifest themselves in a similar way, causing respiratory diseases that can present asymptomatically, as well as from the cold to severe respiratory problems until death. The form of transmission is similar, through contact with droplets or particles of saliva and secretions, which implies preventive actions that involve the same hygiene measures, use of masks and the need to cough using the elbow or disposable tissues. This characterizes a syndemic.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6-9
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Human Growth and Development
Volume	32
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.36311/jhgd.v32.12968
Publication status	Published - 31 Jan 2022

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Keywords

Covid-19
Haemophilus influenzae
Lethality
Mortality

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Life-span and Life-course Studies

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