Coronavirus Vs. The Flu
(CBSDFW.COM) -- According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, "Influenza ("the flu") and COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus, are both infectious respiratory illnesses. Although the symptoms of COVID-19 and the flu can look similar, the two illnesses are caused by different viruses."
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Officials at hopkinsmedicine.org state that "as of Feb. 11, 2020, the flu is showing much more of an impact on Americans than COVID-19. There were approximately 80,410 cases of coronavirus worldwide; 53 cases in the U.S. as of Feb. 25, 2020 and an estimated 1 billion cases of the Flu worldwide; 9.3 million to 45 million cases in the U.S. per year. These statistics do change often so be sure to check at the CDC link below for the latest information.
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