Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.

A) One difference between COVID-19 and influenza is that the former appears to be more contagious than seasonal influenza.

B) Influenza and the coronavirus disease COVID-19 appear to be very similar as both are respiratory diseases, and they are transmitted via contact with infectious respiratory droplets. 

C) For COVID-19, an infected person spreads the illness to another 2 to 2.5 persons.

D) A person infected with influenza spreads the disease to another 1.3 individuals.