Some people may have vomiting and diarrhea, though this is more common in children than adults
Differences:
Flu
Flu viruses can cause mild to severe illness, including common signs and symptoms listed above.
COVID-19
COVID-19 seems to cause more serious illnesses in some people. Other signs and symptoms of COVID-19, different from flu, may include change in or loss of taste or smell.
If there's any difference it might be in occurrence rates and severity - if you trust all the statistics.
Cold/flu kills many because they end up contracting an opportunistic case of pneumonia of which there are different types. This has always been a risk factor.
🤔 You brought up that and even considering opportunistic pneumonia infections - your statement doesn't hold up.
I point out, correctly - that pneumonia crops up in common flu as well - the only "argument" is that somehow COVID is more dangerous - I think that argument is relatively weak but still only a matter of degree not actual difference.
Flu strains are like that - some strain worse than others.
Umm it doesn’t cause the flu. It causes severe respiratory distress
The flu can as well.
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/symptoms/flu-vs-covid19.htm
Differences:
Flu
Flu viruses can cause mild to severe illness, including common signs and symptoms listed above.
COVID-19
COVID-19 seems to cause more serious illnesses in some people. Other signs and symptoms of COVID-19, different from flu, may include change in or loss of taste or smell.
If there's any difference it might be in occurrence rates and severity - if you trust all the statistics.
Cold/flu kills many because they end up contracting an opportunistic case of pneumonia of which there are different types. This has always been a risk factor.
The symptoms vary person to person. Covid isn’t severe pneumonia per-se. I don’t see what your point is.
🤔 You brought up that and even considering opportunistic pneumonia infections - your statement doesn't hold up.
I point out, correctly - that pneumonia crops up in common flu as well - the only "argument" is that somehow COVID is more dangerous - I think that argument is relatively weak but still only a matter of degree not actual difference.
Flu strains are like that - some strain worse than others.