Symptom profiles of community cases infected by influenza, RSV, rhinovirus, seasonal coronavirus, and SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Respiratory viruses that were suppressed through previous lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic have recently started to co-circulate with SARS-CoV-2. Understanding the clinical characteristics and symptomatology of different respiratory viral infections can help address the challenges related to t...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2023-08, Vol.13 (1), p.12511-8, Article 12511
Main Authors: Geismar, Cyril, Nguyen, Vincent, Fragaszy, Ellen, Shrotri, Madhumita, Navaratnam, Annalan M. D., Beale, Sarah, Byrne, Thomas E., Fong, Wing Lam Erica, Yavlinsky, Alexei, Kovar, Jana, Hoskins, Susan, Braithwaite, Isobel, Aldridge, Robert W., Hayward, Andrew C.
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Language:English
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Communicable Disease Control
Coronaviruses
Cough
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Enterovirus Infections
Epidemiology
Households
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Influenza
Influenza, Human - epidemiology
multidisciplinary
Pandemics
Pharyngitis
Respiratory syncytial virus
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human
Rhinovirus
Rhinovirus - genetics
SARS-CoV-2 - genetics
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Seasons
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Strains (organisms)
Viruses
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Summary:Respiratory viruses that were suppressed through previous lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic have recently started to co-circulate with SARS-CoV-2. Understanding the clinical characteristics and symptomatology of different respiratory viral infections can help address the challenges related to the identification of cases and the understanding of SARS-CoV-2 variants' evolutionary patterns. Flu Watch (2006–2011) and Virus Watch (2020–2022) are household community cohort studies monitoring the epidemiology of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, rhinovirus, seasonal coronavirus, and SARS-CoV-2, in England and Wales. This study describes and compares the proportion of symptoms reported during illnesses infected by common respiratory viruses. The SARS-CoV-2 symptom profile increasingly resembles that of other respiratory viruses as new strains emerge. Increased cough, sore throat, runny nose, and sneezing are associated with the emergence of the Omicron strains. As SARS-CoV-2 becomes endemic, monitoring the evolution of its symptomatology associated with new variants will be critical for clinical surveillance.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-38869-1