If you feel there is an unusually high number of people coming down with flu, colds and other viruses this winter then you are not imagining it, according to an infectious disease expert at Lausanne’s CHUV hospital. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.comSpeaking to RTS, Dr. Laurence Senn said there are lot more people suffering from infectious disease this winter than there were in recent years. Being infected with SARS-CoV-2 and rhinovirus at the same time is likely to make many people feel pretty lousy. One study from 2021, when people were still being careful about spreading viruses, found 4% of its sample had both Covid (SARS-CoV-2) and rhinovirus simultaneously. With viruses spreading freely again the coinfection rate is likely to be higher.

Source: Le News January 20, 2024 07:08 UTC