The Ministry of Health announces that flu season has begun earlier than usual, with cases rising steeply. As a result, the ...

As we get deeper into flu season, a new type of the influenza virus has been identified, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The CDC reports the new H3N2 subclade K is particularly affecting younger populations as the country enters peak flu season ...

The flu illness is triggered by influenza viruses, which enter the body through droplets and then infect cells. Researchers ...

ANSWER: Both colds and influenza (the “flu”) are respiratory illnesses that are caused by viruses. Influenza is caused specifically by the influenza viruses, which come in two main types (A and B).

Scientists have captured a never-before-seen, high-resolution look at influenza’s stealthy invasion of human cells, revealing ...

Despite a relatively slow start to the flu season, U.S. schools are preparing for an increase in absences and sick children as a new variant gains momentum. The flu vaccine for the ...

India has recorded a sharp rise in seasonal influenza A (H1N1) cases this year even as deaths have dropped to a four-year low ...

Finland was the first country to offer the zoonotic avian influenza A(H5N8) vaccine manufactured by Seqirus to at-risk ...

The Ministry of Health reported that a six-year-old boy, who had been generally healthy and vaccinated against influenza, ...

A flock of roughly 300 birds was depopulated in Orleans County, after the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza was ...

Three state agencies are on alert after a second case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in a migratory duck – this time on the island of Maui. This is the first confirmed ...