By Hugo Francisco de Souza A rare human challenge-style trial shows that even with poor ventilation and prolonged exposure, ...

Many areas of California are experiencing high levels of flu activity, especially amongst children, according to health ...

The study does not suggest that influenza is harmless or difficult to catch. Each year, millions, and possibly billions, of cases occur worldwide, with strong evidence that aerosol transmission plays ...

Flu levels are rising once again across the United States, with emergency department visits increasing among children over 5, ...

HIRSCHHEIMER. ALSO IN THE NEWS THIS MORNING, U.S. HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE BRACING FOR WHAT’S EXPECTED TO BE A ROUGH RESPIRATORY VIRUS SEASON, FUELED BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL AND A NEW FLU VARIANT. SO THIS ...

Two emerging pathogens with animal origins - influenza D virus and canine coronavirus - have so far been quietly flying under ...

The number of influenza cases in Japan is seeing a resurgence after falling below the alert threshold in December, health ministry data showed Friday, with figures rising again for four consecutive ...

Influenza, the virus responsible for flu, is known to spread through aerosols (microscopic droplets) released when an infected person coughs, sneezes or even breathes normally. It can also pass from ...