Can you get COVID-19 and the flu at the same time? A Mayo Clinic expert weighs in

By ACA | October 16, 2023

Influenza, COVID-19, the common cold, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are among the respiratory viruses that will be circulating this fall and winter seasons. These highly contagious viruses cause similar symptoms, making it difficult to differentiate between them.

Those symptoms include:

Fever

Cough

Sore throat

Runny nose

Body aches

Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says it is possible for people to contract more than one virus at the same time.
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