Flu-related hospitalizations in the state also increased with the second wave, with 7.76 percent of hospitalizations related to the virus the week of Feb. 9 as compared to about 2.72 percent this ...

RICHMOND, Va. — We're in the middle of one of the most severe flu seasons in a decade, as over 900,000 hospitalizations have been caused by the virus nationwide since October 2024, according to ...

This season's influenza vaccine may have been a poor match to a strain of the flu virus that caused many infections this winter, early data released by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Fears over the emergence of a more dangerous virus This is being considered one of the worst seasonal flu outbreaks in 15 years. There are concerns about a more dangerous virus emerging ...

A late spike in flu cases is putting an increased strain on Manitoba's health-care facilities, the province's top doctor warns. Dr. Brent Roussin, the chief provincial public health officer ...

While the 2024-2025 flu season has been the worst in decades in the US, anyone who has succumbed to the virus may have also inadvertently developed some level of H5N1 protection.

Public health officials use the percentage of flu tests ordered by hospitals and doctors that come back positive as an indicator of how widespread a virus is in the community. The week of ...

We’re trying to kill them before the virus does, because it’s a horrible way to die, and that helps us contain it.” In the past 30 days alone, bird flu has been confirmed in 134 commercial ...

A Chinese team of virologists has found that this virus carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission. According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the new virus called HKU5-CoV-2 was ...

She tested positive for flu B which they think turned to impacting her heart and later bleeding in her brain.” Getty As Verywell Health explains, there are two types of influenza viruses ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Health officials are warning of serious complications from this year's flu virus, which has been classified as a "high severity" flu season by the Centers for Disease Control ...

“As a result, we are seeing people who are vaccinated also getting sick with flu.” To help stop the spread of the virus, Budi advised regular handwashing and avoiding close contact with those ...