COVID-19.As coronavirus cases continue to rise, it’s important to be able to tell the difference between the symptoms of a common cold, influenza and COVID-19.
But this also may be difficult to do. Canadian schools debate removing common cold symptoms from coronavirus checklist Influenza, the common cold and COVID-19 are all contagious respiratory illnesses, and are caused by different viruses.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 is caused by infection with a new coronavirus (called SARS-CoV-2), the flu is caused by infection with influenza viruses and the common cold is caused by countless viruses such as rhinovirus and coronavirus.Dr.