Experts say that because this strain of hantavirus typically requires prolonged or intimate contact, it is not as contagious ...

Three passengers have died and several others have been sickened by hantavirus on board the MV Hondius cruise ship.

The Madrid Open is warming up on court, but pollen and a virus have wreaked havoc with players' bodies — and the field.

In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois officials announced the first influenza death in a child this season. The influenza activity in the state has moved to "very high." The Illinois Department of Public Health ...

On March 4, 1918, the first influenza cases were identified at Camp Funston, Kansas. The subsequent flu killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide, including 43,000 U.S. service members. (Army) ...

London – The rise of antibiotic superbugs poses what the British Prime Minister David Cameron calls “an unthinkable future” where minor inflections could again kill millions of people. Tens of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Influenza may contribute more to winter deaths than records indicate, a study found. Researchers said the ...

For many of us, flu can mean a nasty few weeks of illness. But for the very young and old, and those with health complications, it can be extremely serious, leading to around 3,500 deaths in Australia ...

We're keeping an eye on new influenza and SARS-CoV-2 viral variants. Here's what we know about those viruses—and your immune system's ability to fight back. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...