It is easier to spread the influenza virus (flu) than previously thought, according to a new University of Maryland-led study released today. People commonly believe that they can catch the flu by exposure to droplets from ...
Jan 18, 2018
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(AP) -- Vietnam on Thursday confirmed its first human death from bird flu in nearly two years, a day after neighboring Cambodia also logged its first fatality this year as new cases of the H5N1 virus are reported in Asia ...
Jan 19, 2012
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An estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter—the disease's highest death toll in at least four decades.
Sep 26, 2018
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(HealthDay)— The worst flu season in years is only getting worse, with 49 states now seeing widespread misery, U.S. health officials report.
Jan 13, 2018
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Big cities with a large commuting workforce tend to have longer, more grinding flu seasons, a new study suggests.
Oct 5, 2018
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COVID-19 positivity rates in some areas of the U.S. are as high as 25%–30%. Now influenza rates also are starting to rise. Experts at Mayo Clinic anticipate flu activity will continue to increase over the coming weeks and ...
Dec 28, 2021
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An outbreak of A(H1N1) swine flu claimed the lives of two people -- 19 and 21 years old -- in Mexico's capital in the first weeks of the year, health authorities said Saturday.
Jan 22, 2012
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(HealthDay)—Flu is making a comeback in the United States this year, with cases rising around the country even as the Omicron variant is surging, infectious disease experts say.
Dec 22, 2021
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After virtually disappearing for two years, influenza is back and rapidly sweeping across Australia—and the world.
May 26, 2022
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While social distancing and wearing masks kept the 2021–2022 flu season milder than pre-pandemic levels, experts who expect flu cases to rise this year as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted are urging people to get their ...
Sep 20, 2022
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