In the early stages of CoVID 19 many public figures compared coronavirus to the influenza virus....

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In the early stages of CoVID 19 many public figures comparedcoronavirus to the influenza virus. The basis for this claim wasbecause they both cause respiratory illness and because the flushows seasonality they thought so would coronavirus. However theviruses that cause flu and CoVID 19 are very different from eachother.

Discussion Post (3 points) : Identify and explain a feature thatis different between these viruses.

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The main virulence factor in flu is a protein named PB1 F2 while in Covid19 a specific Receptor binding domain is present in the spike glycoprotein which involves the ACE2 enzyme to enter in a cell Apart    See Answer
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