Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on pandemics since 2009 and is the ...

Dec. 13, 2024 — Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days, according to a new study. The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a ...

It's flu season right now, and the U.S. is in the midst of a wave that's straining hospitals. But not all influenza is the same. There are some notable differences between flu A and flu B strains.

Flu season comes around every year. And so should your plan to get your flu shot. The shot, also known as the influenza vaccine, is a vaccine that protects against the influenza viruses.

Thousands of new bird flu cases have emerged in recent months among New York flocks, including in parks and even backyard coops. The spread set off a fresh round of public health alerts among ...

Between 500 and 1,000 suspected cases of H5N1, also called avian flu, have been reported in Massachusetts birds. Sharing scientific data is important to track the outbreak. Just as Massachusetts ...

More than 126,800 birds in New York have been affected by the avian flu since 2022, including thousands of new infections uncovered in recent months in New York parks, commercial flocks and ...

Scientists Design Workaround That Improves Response to Flu Vaccine Dec. 19, 2024 — Stitching together four molecules found in the standard flu vaccine ensures an immune response to all of them ...

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...

Flu activity is still spiking across the United States as the country faces a winter wave of respiratory illness. The post-holiday surge in influenza cases and hospitalizations is straining ...

Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu has died at the age of 48, after contracting pneumonia that developed following the flu. The star, known by her fans as Da S (Big S), rose to fame in the TV drama ...

The spread of bird flu evokes disparate emotions, confusion and a collective desire to bury our heads in the sand as dark shadows of Covid are not far from our minds. The average citizen ...