But the coronavirus causes COVID, while the influenza virus causes the flu. COVID also spreads faster than the flu and remains contagious for longer periods. Both illnesses cause symptoms such ...

A new study says the flu A viral strain can adapt shape to stay infectious. Infectious disease doctors break down what this ...

The winter flu season features two types of influenza. Here's what you need to know about them and how they differ.

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After a different strain of bird flu was recently found in cattle for the first time, experts reveal what this means in our fight against the virus.

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...

Zoetis said the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Center for Veterinary Biologics issued the company a conditional license for its Avian Influenza Vaccine, H5N2 Subtype, Killed Virus. The vaccine is ...

Hochul on Friday ordered the temporary shutdown of live bird markets in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island following ...