Natalya Pshenichnaya, deputy head of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, said that a change in the main symptoms of coronavirus infection can be caused by a combination of two infections in the body.
“It could be a mixed infection,” said the epidemiologist.
She cited as an example a person being infected with a rhinovirus at the same time, in which a severe runny nose occurs, and COVID-19. In this case, the SARS-CoV2 virus is suppressed by the rhinovirus multiplying in the upper respiratory, and the coronavirus disease proceeds much easier, the expert explained. And with a combination of adenovirus infection and COVID-19, there is a sore throat, added Pshenichnaya.
According to the specialist, for any symptoms of acute respiratory viral infections, gastrointestinal disorders, an increase in temperature, one should stay at home and take a coronavirus test. For prevention, she advised to get vaccinated and take precautions.
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