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INVOLVE ONE PARTICULAR VIRAL STRAIN. ASHLEY. THAT’S RIGHT. MORE THAN 86% OF MARYLAND’S FLU CASES ARE INFLUENZA A, AS YOU MENTIONED, THE STATE HAS WHAT THE CDC CONSIDERS TO BE HIGH LEVELS OF THE VIRUS. BUT WITH EACH SNIFFLE AND COUGH COMES A SIMILAR QUESTION. IS THIS COVID THE FLU, OR JUST A COLD OR ALLERGIES? DOCTOR ERNESTINE WRIGHT AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER SAYS WITH COVID 19, YOU’LL USUALLY FEEL REALLY UNWELL. THAT CAN INCLUDE ACHES, SORE THROAT AND FATIGUE. ONE OF THE TELLTALE SIGNS OF COVID 19 IS A LOSS OF TASTE AND SMELL. HIGH FEVER AND HEADACHE CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH COVID AND THE FLU. IF YOU HAVE SNIFFLES AND SOUND SICK, BUT YOU DON’T REALLY FEEL THAT BAD, IT MAY BE JUST A COMMON COLD. IF YOU’RE NOT FEELING WELL, DON’T TAKE A GUESS. CALL YOUR PHYSICIAN AND AT LEAST TRY TO GET SEEN, OR EVEN HAVE A TELEMEDICINE VISIT. BECAUSE IF YOU DO HAVE COVID 19, IT’S IMPORTANT TO GET TREATED EARLY TO ENSURE THAT YOU DON’T DEVELOP THE COMPLICATIONS LIKE PNEUMONIA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE, WHICH IS WHAT WE’RE CONCERNED ABOUT, PARTICULARLY IF YOU HAVE ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS THAT COULD MAKE YOU MORE VULNERABLE, LIKE DIABETES, HEART DISEASE OR CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE. DOCTOR WRIGHT ALSO SAYS ALLERGIES COULD FLARE UP THIS TIME OF YEAR, SO WATCH OUT F