The first case of Flurona, a fusion of coronavirus and influenza, has been found in a pregnant woman in Israel, according to reports.
The woman, a case in Beilinson Hospital in PetachTikva., was unvaccinated and results from the hospital detected th eco-presence of both the flu and the Covid 19 pathogens. Professor Arnon Vizhnitser director of the hospitals’ Gynecology Department said: “Last year, we did not witness flu cases among pregnant or birthing women Today, we are seeing cases of both coronavirus and the flu that are starting to rear their head.We are seeing more and more pregnant women with the flu.It is definitely a great challenge dealing with a woman who comes in with a fever at childbirth.This is especially when you do not know if it’s coronavirus or the flu, so you refer to them the same.Most of the illness is respiratory. The disease is the same disease; they’re viral and cause difficulty breathing since both attack the upper respiratory tract”. The woman has carried with fairly mild symptoms of the illness and will be discharged soon.
Experts are presently studying the connection of the two infections to determine if it could create a more serious disease.
Meanwhile, Israel has announced that the country is in the midst of a “ fifth surge”, with the country logging further cases due to the Omicron variant.On Thursday, the health authorities reported further than 4000 new cases, a high not seen since September. Prime minister Naftali Bennett said Israel, which was among the first countries in the world to offer a booster shot to the public, would “ lead the way” in offering a fourth jab.
Booster shots have been governed to 4.2 million people out of a population of 9.4 m Israelis.Till Tuesday, Omicron cases have been detected in Israel, of which of the carriers lately returned from abroad.
Most patients who test positive for both flu and COVID exhibit similar symptoms:
- Fever
- Body Aches
- Cough
- Sneezing
- Sore Throat
- Shortness of Breath
- Fatigue
- Headache
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
The Jerusalem Post reported before this month that flu cases in Israel are rising. Israel Center for Disease Control (ICDC) data showed 280 people had to be hospitalized, with another 20 checking into other health conventions as of December 11. Utmost of these cases were infected with a flu strain that’s included in the flu vaccine, but numerous doctors bothered that the public is passing”vaccine fatigue”after having to take two to three dosages of the COVID-19 vaccine this year, according to The Jerusalem Post. A flu jab programme has rolled out across the UK to get as many people protected against the flu.Ministers have said this year is set to be the UK’s largest flu vaccination programme in history.
Since the varient is still under study, there is no specific detail about how to protect yourself from it. But since it’s a mixture of both covid 19 and flu. Here are some advices to follow
- Wear mask wherever you go
- Wash your hands and sanitize everytime
- Get vaccinated
- Cover your nose and mouth while sneezing and coughing
- Eat healthy food
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
