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 ...

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

Read on to learn about the different types of flu. Flu, or influenza, is a contagious respiratory infection caused by various flu viruses. Symptoms include muscle aches and soreness, headache ...

Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease and senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, told Salon H5N1 and other avian influenza viruses are a type A influenza virus. "We do need ...

What Is the Difference Between Flu A and B? Influenza A and B are two types of influenza viruses that cause seasonal flu outbreaks. Flu A is found in humans, birds, pigs and other animals ...

In Cuyahoga County, influenza A, one of four types of flu viruses, is the reason weekly flu-related emergency room visits spiked in December, from 220 to more than 400, according to county health ...

Here's what we know about the flu this season: Influenza A — or flu A — are the influenza virus types responsible for most human illness and the flu season, according to the CDC. Current ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Thursday its recommendation to test hospitalized influenza A ... response to these types of viruses – as this has been ...

With a “quad-demic” of diseases circulating the country—flu ... on the type of test. Some over-the-counter and laboratory tests can differentiate between COVID, influenza A, influenza ...

Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that hospitals speed up testing people who are hospitalized with the flu for H5N1 bird flu. Health care workers in ...

told Salon H5N1 and other avian influenza viruses are a type A influenza virus. “Many people, when they are formally diagnosed with influenza, undergo rapid antigen testing that just differentiates ...