The Newsletter presents suggestions how laryngectomees can cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Laryngectomee Newsletter is presented by Itzhak Brook MD. Dr Brook is a physician and a laryngectomee. He is the author of "The Laryngectomee Guide for COVID-19 Pandemic", " The Laryngectomee Guide", " The Laryngectomee Guide Expanded Edition", and " My Voice, a Physician’s Personal Experience with Throat Cancer ".

Dr. Brook is also the creator of the blog " My Voice ". The blog contains information about head and neck cancer, and manuscripts and videos about Dr. Brook's experience as a patient with throat cancer.

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Getting infected with both COVID-19 and influenza viruses

 Co-infection of COVID-19 with other respiratory pathogens which may complicate the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of COVID-19 emerge new concern. Eleven prevalence studies with total of 3,070 patients with COVID-19, and 79 patients with concurrent COVID-19 and influenza were evaluated by Dadashi et al from Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran . The overlap of COVID-19 and influenza, as two epidemics at the same time can occur in the cold months of the year. The prevalence of influenza infection was 0.8% in patients with confirmed COVID-19. The frequency of influenza virus co-infection among patients with COVID-19 was 4.5% in Asia and 0.4% in the America. 

This information highlights the importance of getting properly vaccinated for both COVID-19 and influenza and practicing safe prevention (wearing masks and maintaining distance) as advised by the local health authorities. Neck breathers including laryngectomee should practice extra vigilance to avoid respiratory infections.




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