“Super flu” sweeps
Northern Hemisphere

Seasonal influenza, which is more
prevalent in winter when people
tend to congregate in warm,
indoor spaces, has arrived
a month earlier than normal
in the Northern Hemisphere –
marking it as a super flu

Newly mutated influenza A(H3N2)
subclade K brings with it
heightened versions of
typical symptoms

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

Covid
Flu
Cold

Fever
Cough
Fatigue
Headaches
Sore throat
Sneezing
Diarrhoea
Loss of taste
and smell
Aches and
pains
Runny/
stuffy nose
Shortness
of breath

Common Common Rare
Common Common Common
Common Rare Sometimes
Sometimes Common Sometimes
Sometimes Common Rare
Sometimes Common Common
Rare Sometimes Common
Sometimes Sometimes Common
Never Never Common
Sometimes Never Never
Sometimes
for children
Sometimes,
especially kids Never

Sources: Fox News, BBC, WHO
Picture: Unsplash
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