What are the differences between the symptoms of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus and the s

What are the differences between the symptoms of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus and the symptoms of influenza

What are the differences between the symptoms of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus and the symptoms of influenza

Flu symptoms are mainly manifested as fever, headache, myalgia and general discomfort, the body temperature can reach 39 ~ 40℃, there may be chills, chills, mostly accompanied by systemic muscle joint pain, fatigue, appetite loss and other systemic symptoms, often sore throat, dry cough, can have nasal congestion, runny nose, discomfort after the sternum. Flushed face, eye conjunctival congestion. Some are characterized by vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, and are commonly seen in children infected with influenza B. Without complications, the course of the disease is self-limited, more than 3 to 4 days after the onset of the temperature gradually subsided, the systemic symptoms improved, but cough, physical recovery often takes 1 to 2 weeks. Pneumonia is the most common complication of influenza, other complications include nervous system damage, heart damage, myositis, rhabdomyolysis syndrome and septic shock.

At present, there is insufficient clinical data on the symptoms of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus. According to the available case data, the main manifestations of pneumonia infected by the novel coronavirus are fever, fatigue, dry cough, etc., and a small number of patients have upper respiratory and digestive tract symptoms such as nasal congestion, runny nose, and diarrhea. Most of the severe cases developed dyspnea after 1 week, and the severe cases rapidly progressed to acute respiratory distress syndrome, septic shock, difficult to correct metabolic acidosis and coagulation dysfunction. It is worth noting that severe and critically ill patients may have moderate and low fever during the course of the disease, or even no obvious fever. Some patients only showed low fever, slight fatigue, and no signs of pneumonia, and most recovered after 1 week. A few infected people have no obvious clinical symptoms and only test positive. From the current situation of the cases treated, most of the patients have a good prognosis, the symptoms of children are relatively mild, and a few patients are critically ill. Most deaths occur in the elderly and those with chronic underlying conditions.