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Can one have Covid and Flu together?
Hello, wanted to check if an elderly can suffer covid and Flu at the same time? We have a patient who is covid positive 3rd day ( no fever since 2 days) has suddenly developed cold and slight cough.
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Covid wil present as flu
Cold and cough are symptoms of covid infection
Consult a pulmonologist for further management
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Cold and slight cough can be symptoms of Covid only. Please consider this as a part of Covid spectrum
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Hi. I understand your concern.do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Cold and cough is also one of the symptom,of covid.if there is a covid positive case,in the house, there is a possibility of getting covid.There can be covid,and flu, in a same pt,as they are from different viruses.
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