State Public Health Lab found Influenza A and B viruses circulating in Tamil Nadu, causing mild illness in patients.

Viruses are the fastest-evolving biological entity on Earth. This fact explains why we need flu shots every year: Seasonal ...

Cases of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. dairy and poultry workers have largely been mild. However, a new case in a British Columbia ...

Accumulated cases of serious flu complications and flu-related deaths have hit a decade high this flu season, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday, as it reported 20,913 hospital ...

Researchers at Stanford found that sialic acid-rich antibodies can lessen flu severity by binding to anti-inflammatory ...

A Canadian teen who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version of the virus that is different from the one circulating in U.S. cattle.

Human-to-human transmission is very rare, but as cases among animals rise, many experts are worried the virus could develop ...

The real name for swine flu is H1N1 flu. It is called swine flu because a virus that causes this flu also causes flu in pigs. You cannot get this flu from eating pork, bacon, sausages, or any ...

Although H5N1 causes symptoms similar to seasonal flu, such as cough, fever, shortness of breath, headache, muscle pain, sore ...

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