The omicron variant has already become the most contagious virus in the humanity in just a month since its discovery. Currently, it is the dominant variant in most of the planet.
Until the appearance of omicron, the virus that was considered the most infectious was measles. A person with measles can originate on average 15 new cases in 12 days. For its part, omicron would cause 216 infections at that time.
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But luckily, “It is a variant that is behaving like a common flu”, says María José Abadías, assistant director of care at Vall d’Hebrón Hospital. Also, some experts point out that you will have to live with the virus.
Israel detected its first case of simultaneous contagion of coronavirus and influenza virus, known as “flurone”, in an unvaccinated pregnant woman, the Israeli Health Ministry confirmed to Efe today.
The woman was discharged on December 30 after being treated for mild symptoms derived from this double infection, the Times of Israel added.
Cases by “Flurone” were detected for the first time in the United Statess during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.
Experts from the Ministry of Health believe that there are similar cases, not yet identified, when the country registers almost two thousand people hospitalized for flu, while the positives of coronavirus from the omicron variant increase.
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The circulation of flu viruses and Covid-19 at the same time worries about the high risk for the population, especially vulnerable, since the two diseases affect the upper respiratory system, experts warn.
“Today, we are seeing cases of both coronavirus and flu that are beginning to reap their heads. We are seeing more and more pregnant women with the flu ”, Arnon Vizhnitser, the director of the Hospitals Gynecology Department, told Ynet.