The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years.
Partial CDC data suggest that influenza deaths may have already reached as high as 2% of deaths for the week ending on Feb. 1 ...
Flu deaths have surpassed COVID-19 in California for the first time since the pandemic, with concerns over low vaccination rates and a likely severe flu season.
Cases of the seasonal flu in the U.S. have reached their highest numbers in more than a decade, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Over the past 60 years, the influenza virus has continued to drift and shift. In 1968, a shift once again caused a pandemic.
the flu led to 470,000 hospitalizations and 28,000 deaths. So far this season, there have been at least 5.3 million illnesses, 63,000 hospitalizations and 2,700 deaths from the flu.
The alarm was raised last week when the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed the first US death linked to bird flu. A 65-year-old individual contracted the H5N1 avian influenza strain and was ...
Amid an ongoing outbreak of bird flu among poultry and dairy cattle across the United States, the country has recorded its first human death due the virus known as avian influenza A or H5N1. On Jan. 6 ...
The bug, also known as the stomach flu, usually causes vomiting and diarrhea but in rare cases can lead to death. Experts suggest staying home when sick and washing hands regularly to stop its spread.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) - Flu deaths in North Carolina hit the 50 mark this past week. The latest numbers from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services say seven additional people ...
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