A novel mutation of influenza, called subclade K, appears to be driving an uptick in cases and hospitalizations throughout ...

Enemas, bloodletting, and whiskey : treating the flu -- The jolly rant : a history of the virus -- "Something fierce" : the Spanish flu of 1918 -- "Am I gonna die?" : round two, and three, and four ..

Winter brings snow, ice, and freezing temperatures, but these climatic conditions are also the harbingers of another time of year: flu season. We all know the signs-chills, fever, sore throat, muscle ...

Hopefully, the headlines will not turn around again. When the word “pandemic” was first used to describe the possibility of a massive influenza pestilence of a worldwide nature, the history buff in me ...

MANSFIELD, Ohio -- With 67 human cases of avian flu now confirmed in the United States, one of them fatal, many Americans are beginning to worry that 2025 will be 2020 all over again. I’m not a ...

The bird flu (avian H5N1 influenza) has been circulating widely in cattle and other mammals. Many researchers note that there is a risk of a human pandemic. Some studies suggest that older humans are ...

About one in five people who live in the same household as an individual infected with the influenza virus develop secondary infections within a 7-day follow-up period, with children facing the ...