As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At ...

Flu has surged to high levels across the US, straining hospitals. Experts discuss 2024-25 flu season trends, symptoms to ...

The flu vaccine is generally about 40% effective at completely preventing influenza, according to Blumberg. The flu vaccine ...

Now that we’re well into flu season (widely considered to be between December and February), you may be wondering just how effective this season’s flu shot is proving to be. W ...

Seasonal flu tends to spike from December to February. People who become infected tend to get a sore throat, cough, runny ...

What Is the Difference Between Flu A and B? Influenza A and B are two types of influenza viruses that cause seasonal flu outbreaks. Flu A is found in humans, birds, pigs and other animals ...

Avian influenza, commonly termed “bird flu”, is caused by the avian influenza virus A. This virus is usually found in wild ...

Missouri is at "high," Kansas at "very high" transmission levels for influenza activity ...

TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding the ...

As an unusually strong wave of flu infections spreads across Japan this winter, experts have shared tips with the Mainichi ...

A child ill with fever and conjunctivitis in San Francisco tested positive for bird flu but had no known source of ...

The death of a Louisiana resident and a severe infection involving a B.C. teen has experts worried about the emerging threat ...