Influenza type B viruses are not classified by subtype and do not cause pandemics. Different strains of the flu virus mutate over time and replace the older strains. This is why it's important to ...

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including ...

“For flu season we typically see two waves of flu, so infections caused by Influenza A virus usually circulate in the fall ...

Sigh. I have been avoiding this in hopes that it would go away. But no. It’s here, and it will almost certainly get worse.

Quad-demic’ of illnesses hitting US as virus season surges - Eleven pediatric deaths associated with seasonal influenza were ...

The virus also killed a person who'd been hospitalized ... illness — congestion and cough — and was tested for influenza A/B viruses, said Bill Mullan, a spokesperson for County Executive ...

Over 160,000 people this season have landed in the hospital from flu complications, CDC estimates. More than 6,600 have died. Here are the symptoms.

No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even ...

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 ...

Influenza is spreading across Indiana and has been responsible for at least 32 deaths so far this season. Influenza, or "flu, ...

Warnings of increased influenza fragments in the Ashtabula sewer system were released Monday by the Ashtabula Health Department.

New York State is staying vigilant to curb the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and to promote early ...