Coronavirus and Influenza Viruses: An Overview of Their Differences and Similarities

SARS-CoV-2 is a new virus that the cause of current COVID-19 pandemic. We currently do not have cure and immunity against this pathogen. Influenza viruses, on other hand, are constantly evolving undergo various levels antigenic drift shift will become less recognizable by our immune system. This makes it difficult to develop widespread effective influenza vaccine also poses risk pandemics leading emergence strains zoonotic Influenza. Both Coronaviruses viruses enveloped RNA one primary pathogens affecting human respiration. infections similar transmission routes symptoms. The reviewed literature indicates there important structural differences between These include in genome structures, surface proteins, number strain subtypes. In addition, incubation times, groups, asymptomatic rate difference two viruses. However, unlike Influenza, lack vaccines treatments for serious difficulties controlling spread disease. As result, Coronavirus spreading rapidly due possible co-infection with virus, extremely evaluate infection together developing public health measures accordingly.