The first case of a mixture of two diseases, Covid-19 and influenza, known as "Flurona" (from "flu" for flu and Corona for Covid), was recorded in Israel.
Local reports said the patient was a young pregnant woman who was in the hospital but had mild symptoms. The Israeli Ministry of Health is studying the case in order to be able to confirm that the combination of these two viruses does not cause more serious infection.
"She was diagnosed with the flu and coronavirus. Both tests were positive, even after we were checked again," said Arnon Vizhnitser, director of the gynecology department at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva. "The disease is the same; they are both viral and cause difficulty breathing as both viruses attack the upper respiratory tract," he told the Hamodia newspaper.
At the moment, we know very little about Flurona. The Israeli Ministry of Health is studying the case to see if the combination of the two viruses causes more serious diseases.
Israel, like the rest of the world, is also seeing an alarming increase in cases of Omicron, the new variant of Covid-19.
