Bird flu, Covid-19, and influenza are all respiratory infections spreading through respiratory droplets. While influenza ...

Influenza epidemics, caused by influenza A or B viruses, result in acute respiratory infection. They kill half a million people worldwide every year. These viruses can also wreak havoc on animals, as ...

Late in the Middle Ages, Italian stargazers gave a name to the annual contagion that rolled around each year like clockwork.

Viruses use the molecular repertoire of the host cell to replicate. Researchers want to exploit this for the treatment of influenza. The team identified a compound that inhibits the body's own ...

Learn about bird flu, its causes, symptoms, transmission, and prevention. Stay informed on how avian influenza affects birds ...

The immunological arms race between virus and vaccines may change in the future, at least for bird flu viruses. Scientists ...

As winter ends, several viruses are still continuing to rise across the U.S., according to data from WastewaterSCAN, a network of wastewater surveillance sites. Norovirus, one type of influenza, and ...