By 1957, scientists had a significantly more sophisticated understanding of influenza, worrying them that a pandemic similar ...

(NEXSTAR) – The flu is spreading far and wide across the U.S. – and influenza A is largely to blame. Of all the flu tests reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since the start of ...

While the risk to humans of exposure from cows or milk remains low, this new flu spillover from birds into cows raises the need for continued surveillance.

UC San Francisco's Rais Vohra, MD, explains recent increase in reported virus infections and the risks of consuming raw cow’s ...

Illinois is seeing a "notable increase" in hospital admissions for flu cases, according to state health officials, as levels of respiratory viruses continue to tick up. But which type of flu is ...

While we often refer to it as "the flu," the influenza virus has several strains, with flu A and flu B considered the most ...

But the coronavirus causes COVID, while the influenza virus causes the flu. COVID also spreads faster than the flu and remains contagious for longer periods. Both illnesses cause symptoms such ...

Because the virus evolves each year, annual vaccination is recommended to protect people at risk of developing severe influenza, who are also those at risk of severe COVID-19 infection.

The president of Tanzania has confirmed a case of the Marburg virus in the country. Marburg belongs to the same family of illnesses as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. President ...

RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, usually causes mild symptoms ... a medical epidemiologist in CDC’s Influenza Division, previously told USA TODAY. While it won’t completely reduce your ...

The influenza activity map shows 43 jursidictions ... likely less often − would be touching a surface or object the virus lands on and then touching the mouth, nose or even the eyes immediately ...