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While there are some similarities between the symptoms of COVID-19 and the flu (most notably fever and dry cough) one of the biggest differences is that we know significantly less about COVID-19. But here is what we do know:
- COVID-19 is more infectious than the flu. The “basic reproduction number,” or R0, of an infection is the average number of people who catch it from a single infected person. The flu has an R0 value of 1.3, while the R0 value of COVID-19 is estimated to be much higher.
- Right now, COVID-19 seems more likely to kill than the flu. While the exact fatality rate of COVID-19 is not yet known, it appears to be much deadlier than the flu. Influenza has a mortality rate of 0.1 percent, and current estimates of COVID-19’s fatality rate range from 1.4 percent to 3.4 percent.
- There is currently no vaccine or treatment for COVID-19. Unlike seasonal flu, there is no widely available vaccine to protect against COVID-19 infection. Similarly, there are no antivirals to help to reduce symptoms and shorten the duration of the disease.
For more information on this ever-developing situation, consult the CDC’s page dedicated to COVID-19, found here.
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What disses are the wost to get?
h1n1 virus (aids), swine flu, scarlet fever, and cancer.
Do you get a fever with Scarlet fever?
It's not the "fever" part that gives Scarlet Fever it's name it's the rash and the red (scarlet) face that comes with it. Obviously you can have a fever with Scarlet fever...but not always. improved answer: Yes, you always get a fever with scarlet fever. scarlet is the colour of the rash and fever is what comes with it.
What is the cause of scarlet fever?
It is a disease caused by toxins. the disease occur when a patient has strep................................................................................................Scarlet fever is caused by bacteria and is highly contagious - you can get it from someone who has the disease or even by touching things they have touched. Like the 'flu, you can catch it from droplets in the air when someone with scarlet fever sneezes, for example. Easily cured these days by antibiotics.........................................................................................................................
What symptoms occur with fever?
It depends on the illness you have. If you have food poisoning you will have a fever and if you have the flu you will have a fever but the rest of your symptoms will be different.
What diseases are the wost to get?
Aids, swine flu, scarlet fever, cancer, and personally strep throat (it hurts and you can get it more than once).
Where was scarlet fever originated?
Scarlet fever is caused by a bacteria little different from that which causes Strep throat. The bacteria, and the disease, is ancient and no one knows where it began.
What kingdom is scarlet fever in?
The kingdom scarlet fever is in is the Monera kingdom.
What does scarlet fever?
scarlet fever can attack your eyes you would be blind
What diseases were around in the 1700's?
Smallpox Typhus Typhoid Dysentery Scarlet Fever Colds Influenza Yellow Fever Dengue Fever Malaria Venerial Diseases Flu Robot Anonoids ☺ Goose Pimples
What is the most effictive weapon against scarlet fever by scarlet fever?
antibiotics
What is the microorganism description of scarlet fever?
Scarlet fever is caused by streptococcal bacteria.
When was Scarlet Fever - band - created?
Scarlet Fever - band - was created in 2010.
