NCDHHS reports first pediatric flu deaths of season, urges vaccination for children
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has reported the first two pediatric flu-related deaths for the 2024-2025 flu season. The NCDHHS released the following: ...
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Flu is hitting a second peak in the U.S. this season. Doctors share what to know.
For a second time this season, the flu is surging, with at least 41 states reporting high or very high levels of the virus. Dr. Rabia de Latour, a gastroenterologist at NYU Langone Health ...
The Hill5d
What is influenza A, the type of flu making people so sick right now?
(NEXSTAR) – The flu is spreading far and wide across the U.S. – and influenza A is largely to blame. Of all the flu tests reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since the ...
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Flu levels now highest since 2009 pandemic, CDC reports
Levels of influenza nationwide are now at the highest they have been since the peak of the 2009 swine flu pandemic, according to figures published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...
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Flu A vs.flu B: What's the difference? Here's symptoms to look for
Cases of the flu viruses continue to surge across the U.S., placing a strain on health care systems and causing tens of millions of illnesses and thousands of deaths each year. Each flu season ...
GV Wire5d
Live Poultry Markets Ordered Shut in New York City Due to Avian Flu Outbreak
Gov. Hochul orders temporary closure of NYC live poultry markets amid avian flu concerns, emphasizing no immediate public ...
Science Daily3d
Influenza News
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 ...
USA Today5d
Bird flu has caused growing problems for the last year. Here's what we know so far.
Since arriving on a Texas dairy farm nearly a year ago, bird flu has caused havoc in the farming industry, leading to millions of dead birds and thousands of sick cows. More than 65 people have ...
The Desert Sun4d
Is flu rising in California? What's the difference in symptoms between Flu A vs. Flu B?
Cases of the flu viruses continue to surge across the U.S. and California, placing a strain on healthcare systems and causing tens of millions of illnesses and thousands of deaths each year.
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Flu is so bad right now that schools across the country are closing
Schools across the United States are closing due to spikes in influenza and other seasonal illnesses. As the 2024–2025 flu season rages on with no peak yet in sight, some school systems are ...
The Conversation6d
US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs and dumb luck – with a new strain spreading fast, will Americans get lucky again?
The escalating threat of avian flu has forced farmers to kill millions of chickens to prevent its spread. Nearly 70 years ago, Maurice Hilleman, an expert in influenza, also worried about finding ...