According to one CDC metric, this flu season is the worst it’s been in 15 years. AHN says its confirmed nearly 3,000 local ...

The winter flu season features two types of influenza. Here's what you need to know about them and how they differ.

New research highlights the lifesaving impact of flu vaccines, showing significant reductions in ICU admissions and mortality ...

Influenza B viruses, however, only circulate in humans ... remind your body how to react when you face new versions of the virus.” Public health officials recommend everyone six months and ...

The flu virus is changing in ways never seen before, increasing infections and raising concerns about vaccine effectiveness and public health risks.

While we often refer to it as "the flu," the influenza virus has several strains. Here's what to know about the two most ...

The influenza A virus genome consists of eight segments of single-stranded, negative-sense viral RNA, which encode multiple ...

Influenza B tends to pick up in March ... just spent Monday night in the hospital to get treated for the flu, for example. The flu virus spreads mainly by droplets released when people cough, sneeze ...

A new study says the flu A viral strain can adapt shape to stay infectious. Infectious disease doctors break down what this ...

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 ...

The Northampton County Health Department received confirmation that there have been two influenza-related deaths reported in Northampton County.

virus, and one influenza B/Victoria lineage virus," the CDC explains. "Getting a flu vaccine can protect against these viruses as well as additional influenza viruses that are antigenically ...