Researchers found that only slightly more than half of these ... Apr. 8, 2025 — Scientists have pioneered an influenza virus vector-based nasal spray vaccine platform and developed a nasal spray ...

This particular giant virus, which they called Jyvaskylavirus, is 200 nanometers in diameter, or about two times the size of an influenza or coronavirus ... has around 2,500 genes, while a simple flu ...

The influenza virus manipulates the body’s gene regulation system to accelerate its own spread, according to researchers at the University of Gothenburg. Their study also shows that an already ...

Influenza and the common cold are both contagious respiratory illnesses but caused by different viruses, she added. “The flu is caused by influenza viruses only whereas the common cold can be ...

While most people recover from the flu after a short bout of illness, it can be deadly, especially for certain at-risk groups. Between 1999 and 2022, 1.8 of every 100,000 people in the U.S. who got ...

Detailed results from the CENTERSTONE trial show treatment with Xofluza reduced the odds of transmission, or spread of influenza virus, from an infected person to household members by 32% ...

Baloxavir marboxil (baloxavir) rapidly reduces influenza virus shedding, which suggests that it may reduce transmission. Studies of treatment with neuraminidase inhibitors have not shown ...

Antiviral treatment of influenza is recommended as soon as possible for hospitalized patients and for outpatients who are at increased risk for influenza-related complications. 1,2 The Food and ...

Get your gallon of hand sanitizer out from underneath the kitchen sink, because while COVID-19 levels may be low, a slew of other respiratory illnesses are riding high in the Bay Area. According ...

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine have created a chewing gum that can neutralize viruses responsible for causing influenza and herpes in humans. This antiviral ...

Health experts are worried about this gap in public perception, highlighting a potential lack of preparedness for a possible public health crisis should the virus evolve. “These attitudes could ...