The influenza virus, COVID-19 and the common cold are caused by different viruses. Consider getting vaccinated to keep yourself safe, health experts advise. Michigan health officials say the ...

Mar. 25, 2025 — Early animal studies show that a single vaccine could protect the recipient from different variants of the coronaviruses that cause COVID-19, the flu and the common cold.

Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 use sugar molecules to hide from the immune system, but scientists at Scripps Research have designed ...

What to know about how avian flu spreads With these symptoms, it can be hard to know what’s making you sick, whether it’s cold, flu or COVID-19, without a test confirming the type of infection ...

March 7, 2025 – It’s called “cold and flu season” for a reason. And so far, 2025 has been a doozy for contagious respiratory ailments in the United States. “I don’t think we have to ...

Scientists have warned there is a 'severe risk' of catching a cold this week as nine million people across Britain suffer from the virus. They issued the health alert as the recent icy weather ...

Treatments like ointments and home remedies may help reduce symptoms. Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus. This contagious virus can spread through close physical contact ...

And you’ve probably heard that there’s just one cold virus, right? “There are over 200 types of viruses,” said Dr. Tim Hendrix, medical director with AdventHealth Centra Care Urgent Cares.

It’s -3 C and still dark when Dylan Friedmann arrives at the beach, and for her, this is mild weather. She walks across the frozen, snow-covered sand to the water’s edge, tosses down a yoga ...

Whereas the rash of a cold virus will typically erupt after the virus is gone and the child is feeling better, the measles rash occurs while the patient is the most sick, often erupting just after ...

No further infection of the virus was detected in the remaining flock, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) said. "While this is the first time this virus has been ...

In the past, fever, cough, and cold were the typical symptoms of flu-like episodes. Compared to earlier seasonal trends, this is a significant change. Swine flu (H1N1 influenza) is a respiratory ...