Here’s what medical experts say could be behind the recent rise of influenza cases in Japan, India, Singapore, Thailand, and ...

The flu shot works by introducing your body to antigens, which helps your immune system produce antibodies that allow your body to fight infection.

How long flu germs live depends on the surface. They can survive on door handles for days but only 8-12 hours on fabric.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Scientists are getting closer to developing a vaccine for the respiratory illness known as RSV, but it's likely going to take a year before we could see it. Right now, ...

Scientists in Germany have created a novel flu detection method using an edible sensor that produces taste when the influenza virus is present in the mouth.

Mutations can result in viruses that infect cells, but can't copy themselves without help from other viruses - now it seems ...

Despite some confusion around changing vaccine guidelines, the CDC still recommends an annual flu shot for everyone 6 months and older.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta anticipates a peak in respiratory diseases, including COVID-19, during the fall and winter seasons.

Flu season is fast approaching in the northern hemisphere. And a taste-based influenza test could someday have you swapping ...

A new analysis suggests H1N1 deaths 15 times higher than lab tests counted. June 25, 2012— -- The swine flu virus, H1N1, may have killed 15 times the number of people counted by the World Health ...