Israel records the first case of Flurona, a double inflection from coronavirus and influenza

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• Jan 2, 2022 | moderator

Digital Desk: Amid the rising number of Omicron cases, Israel has recently detected another infection known as 'Flurona.' Flurona is a combined infection of coronavirus and influenza.

As per the latest reports, health experts detected the first case of flurona in a pregnant woman. The woman was admitted to a hospital for delivery. Moreover, the woman has not taken any doses of vaccination for coronavirus.

However, the woman was discharged on Thursday from the hospital, which stated she was in good condition. Yet, the Health Ministry studied the case to witness whether combining the two viruses caused more extreme infection.

Moreover, some reports stated that this is the first such dual case globally. However, information on patients with both flu and COVID-19 surfaced in the US as early as spring 2020.

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Israel has seen a rise in flu cases in recent weeks, with close to 2,000 people hospitalized amid fears of a "twindemic" of the two conditions.

Health officials stated it was likely numerous others have been contaminated with both viruses but have not yet been diagnosed. According to doctors at Beilinson, the specified case of "flurona," as some have dubbed it, was fairly mild.

"The disease is the same disease. They're viral and cause difficulty breathing since both attack the upper respiratory tract," stated Arnon Vizhnitser, the hospital's gynecology department director.

Flurona is an illness driven due to the combined infection of coronavirus and flu. As of now, there is no proper defination for the term by the World Health Organization (WHO). However, WHO stated that such an infection is possible.

When the entire world is facing the surge of the new Omicron variant, a new twindemic case has created concern among the people of Israel. On Wednesday, the ministry said it had charted a worrying rise in flu cases.