Covid-19, flu, bronchiolitis... the three epidemics are there in France.
New Covid-19 contaminations are increasing considerably (+37.1% in seven days according to Public Health France (SPF)).
The flu epidemic was declared in France on Wednesday 30 November and that of bronchiolitis remains at a very high level.
A simple question therefore arises: can one be a carrier of the three viruses at the same time?
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On a theoretical level, yes it is not impossible.
But these are very rare cases
,
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says Gilles Pialoux, infectious disease specialist and head of the infectious and tropical diseases department at Tenon hospital (AP-HP).
In terms of triple simultaneous infection, the figures are lacking.
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Undoubtedly less than 1% chance
”
,
estimates for his part Yves Buisson, epidemiologist and president of the Covid cell of the National Academy of Medicine.
Covid-19 can cause bronchiolitis
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I don't have any data that indicates that co-infection with Covid and RSV leads to more serious cases.
Anyway, I never...
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