Doctors within the country stated that, despite the similarities in the symptoms of seasonal influenza and infection with the "Covid 19" coronavirus, there are noticeable differences between the symptoms of influenza and the Corona virus, calling on community members to know them well, in order to avoid fear and panic just because of a cold.
They emphasized that the strength of the human immune system makes the symptoms vary in severity from one patient to another, but they are very similar to the symptoms of seasonal influenza, and the patient should worry if he has a travel history during a simple period to one of the affected countries.
For her part, the Director of the Department of Public Health Protection at the Health Authority in Dubai, an official spokesperson for the health sector in the country, Dr. Badria Al-Harami, stated that although the symptoms of regular seasonal influenza are similar to the symptoms of Corona virus (Covid-19), there are certain things that may pay The patient is concerned with anxiety and the necessity of examination, the most important of which is if he has a recent travel history to one of the affected countries.
She noted that the severity of symptoms varies from patient to patient, whether in the case of a regular flu or "corona", depends on the strength of the immune person affected, and if he suffers from any chronic diseases.
The chest consultant at the Emirates Medical Association, Dr. Bassam Mahboub, said that the symptoms of seasonal influenza may be similar to the symptoms of corona infection, with an increase or decrease in the severity of one of them, depending on the immune system’s resistance to the patient’s body.
The chest consultant at Al-Zahra Hospital in Dubai, Dr. Sherif Fayed, confirmed that the sufferer of "corona" suffers from "severe headache, very high fever, and severe pain in the body."