Post Reply - flurona in mammals

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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twindemic#%22Flurona%22 or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twindemic#%22Flurona%22 ;
In January 2022, Israel reported, for the first time, a mixture of COVID-19 and influenza infections, colloquially known as "flurona".^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12] In Brazil, four cases of the double infection have been identified, including a 16-year-old male from Rio de Janeiro. In Fortaleza of Ceará state, two children, including a one-year-old child tested positive without complications, and also a 52-year-old man who did not need hospitalization.^[13] In S�£o Paulo, the Secretariat of Health announced that its state had 110 cases in 2021.^[14]
Flurona infections have also been reported in the United States, the Philippines, Hungary and Romania.^[11]

DJ, the main problem-if there is even any testing in most cases testing stops after detection of-in most cases-CoViD...Why look further for any kind of flu ? 

So very likely "flu-rona" is very under reported!

The limited data may not provide much info on increased risks. But in general both "flu" and "CoViD" itself are seen as a serious healthrisk-so a combination of both is "serious"...

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-is-flurona or https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-is-flurona ;

Flurona isn’t a proper medical diagnosis, but it has become an increasingly popular term for what happens when you get infected by both the flu and COVID-19 at the same time. That said, the term flurona, though catchy, is kind of misleading. The experience of getting more than one infection at the same time is not isolated to just COVID-19 and the flu. You can get co-infections of multiple respiratory viruses at the same time — meaning you can get infected with any combination of COVID-19, the flu, RSV, rhinovirus, adenovirus and other viruses.
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In the case of co-infections, it’s possible for some of these symptoms to be more severe. For example, you could experience a higher fever or prolonged fatigue. But knowing exactly how co-infections will affect you is difficult because everybody reacts to multiple viruses in different ways.
For severe infections, Dr. Rhoads says there are oral therapies available to help treat both COVID-19 and the flu. These therapies fall along the lines of oseltamivir (Tamiflu®) and antiviral pills.

DJ, I think it is realistic to claim "we do not know" what the risks may be for "Flu-Rona" since only a very limited number of (human) cases have been detected...

CoViD is known to result in damaging a.o. the immune system so other diseases get more chances. 

Masks do offer protection-also glasses/a face-shield can stop infection via the eyes...