A tiny insect called a midge spreads the disease, and the earliest known case dates back to 1955 in a forest worker near a ...

The findings were striking. When fungal spore levels increased , cases of flu and COVID-19 rose shortly after. The connection ...

A long-lasting formulation of an antiviral drug greatly reduced people’s risk of a symptomatic flu infection in a trial, and ...

Influenza significantly impacted adults aged 50 to 64 years and younger adults with chronic conditions, but risk can be reduced with RIV.

Researchers found that among 53,402 Cleveland Clinic employees in northern Ohio, getting the influenza vaccine was associated with a 27% increase in flu infections. BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM WITH ...

A map showing the influenza flu activity in the U.S. as of Feb. 1, ... as we always cycle between good, ... cases of really all respiratory virus infections were down.

Source Reference: Jassem AN, et al "Critical illness in an adolescent with influenza A(H5N1) virus infection" N Engl J Med 2024; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2415890. Secondary Source New England Journal of ...

Influenza A(H5N1) viruses are an emerging zoonotic threat and have spread widely throughout birds in North America. Recently, influenza A(H5N1) infection led to serious illness in a teenager in ...

Live-attenuated influenza vaccines can be administered through the nose directly into the upper respiratory tract, where it prompts a multi-pronged immune response against infection. The authors’ ...

In March 2024, a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus of A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b was identified in lactating dairy cow herds in the panhandle region of Texas. As of August 1, 2024, a ...

Genome transcription and replication of influenza A virus (FluA), catalyzed by viral RNA polymerase (FluAPol), are delicately controlled across the virus life cycle. A switch from transcription to ...

For many viruses, antibodies target the part of the virus that binds to cells. This is the case not just for current COVID-19 vaccines but also the majority of immunity against influenza, whether ...