Medications

CDC preparing vaccine for new swine flu

(HealthDay) -- Only 29 human cases of a new strain of "swine" flu have been identified in two years, but the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is making sure it's prepared should the H3N2 strain become more ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How does COVID-19 compare with the flu?

The new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in many ways is exactly the type of situation that has motivated Jonathan Runstadler, a professor in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Global Health at Cummings School, and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study puts troubling traits of H7N9 avian flu virus on display

The emerging H7N9 avian influenza virus responsible for at least 37 deaths in China has qualities that could potentially spark a global outbreak of flu, according to a new study published today (July 10, 2013) in the journal ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Oman reports three swine flu deaths

Omani health authorities announced Wednesday three deaths this month from the swine flu virus, the official ONA news agency reported.

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