By vgreene, 21 October, 2021 Flu Older children adults w flu appear to be most contagious during the initial 3 4 days of their illness but many people remain contagious for about 7 days infants people w weakened immune systems can be contagious for even longer
By vgreene, 21 October, 2021 But there are important differences in transmissibility mainly people can be contagious for longer
By vgreene, 21 October, 2021 COVID 19 however takes at least 10 days to recover esp those w severe cases which can mean several wks or even months of gradual recovery
By vgreene, 21 October, 2021 COVID 19 sx if present typically take 5 days to appear after being infected but sx can also appear 2 to 14 days after infxn
By vgreene, 21 October, 2021 The flu strikes quickly typically a person experiences sx 1 4 days after infxn
By vgreene, 21 October, 2021 One major difference is virus incubation period the time it takes to develop sx after exposure can be longer w COVID 19 vs the flu
By vgreene, 21 October, 2021 There are many similarities btwn COVID 19 flu and URI sx alone cannot distinguish btwn COVID 19 flu testing req d pts can be infected w BOTH the flu and COVID 19
