Question

Compare/contrast question. Compare and contrast the COVID-19 virus with one of the following viruses (your choice): rhinovirus (common cold), influenza virus or SARS virus. You can do research on the Internet to complete this answer. Please write one comparison sentence that shows a similarity between the two viruses. No points for saying they are both viruses. Then write 2 contrast sentences that show ways in which the two viruses are different. HTML Editora B A 1 1 I - D - A - I* E * 3 N V Globo x 12pt O - Paragraph

Answer 1

Ans:

Similarity between COVID-19 and influenza viruses

An identical disease presentation of both COVID-19 and influenza viruses and both of them cause respiratory disease,
both the viruses are transmitted by contact, droplet.

Difference between COVID-19 and influenza viruses

The transmission rate or speed of this two viruses is a crucial point of difference. The speed of transmission of COVID-19 much faster than Influenza.

Children are important drivers of influenza virus transmission within the community. For COVID-19 virus, initial data indicates that children are less affected than adults which clinical attack rates within the 0-19 age bracket are low.

Mortality for COVID-19 appears above for influenza.