🇦🇺 Social media users have shared a photo of a combined Covid and flu self-test kit alongside a claim it is evidence the two diseases are the same Scientists agree the two infections are caused by different viruses and the kits are designed to detect both
"The influenza virus was discovered through the use of microscopy nearly 100 years ago and we have dealt with at least three influenza pandemics since that time,"The coronavirus that causes Covid-19"is a different virus that looks completely different under the microscope", he said., while the viruses that cause Covid-19 and the flu share similar symptoms and could be fatal, their treatments are different.
"Treatment for people with severe respiratory illness includes advanced respiratory support such as the use of ventilators." There are also different vaccines for Covid-19 and the flu, according to the health agency, adding jabs are recommended each year for the latter.Combined Covid-19 and influenza test kits do not prove the two diseases are the same, Professor Booy told AFP.
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