Flu activity has surged to high levels in many states, overwhelming some hospitals. Experts discuss what to expect for the ...

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

As of Jan. 20, the CDC reports that RSV activity has peaked in most of the U.S., particularly among young children—a group ...

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

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 ...

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

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

The Free Press interviewed Dr. Kimberly Dodd, the dean of the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine, about efforts to tame the ...

Flu season is officially upon us, as the state's overall respiratory illness level has risen from Moderate to High, according to a recent report by the Illinois Department of Human Health (IDPH).

Flu A tends to be more aggressive in adults and hit earlier, but flu B can surge later in the season. Seasonal influenza is a common and highly contagious respiratory illness. In the U.S., flu ...