Lancet: Simultaneous infection of new crown and flu increases the risk of severe illness and death

On March 25, 2022, researchers from the University of Edinburgh, University of Liverpool, Leiden University and Imperial College London published in The Lancet: SARS-CoV-2 co-infection with influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial Research papers on viruses, or adenoviruses

The research team 's study of more than 300,000 hospitalized patients with new crowns found that adults infected with both the new coronavirus and the flu have a significantly increased risk of severe illness and death compared with those infected with the new coronavirus alone

The study is part of the Coronavirus Clinical Characterization Consortium of the International Severe Acute Respiratory and Emerging Infections Consortium (ISARIC) and is the largest study to date of people infected with COVID-19 and other endemic respiratory viruses

The research team looked at data from more than 305,000 adults hospitalised with Covid-19 in the UK between 6 February 2020 and 8 December 2021

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And this statistic clearly tells us that it is particularly dangerous to be infected with the new coronavirus and influenza virus at the same time

The authors of the paper said that simultaneous infection with the new crown and influenza viruses is not common, but it is important to realize that this situation is actually happening, and when it occurs, it will greatly increase the risk of severe illness and death

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Maaike C Swets, et al.