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.

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

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) ...

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 ...

At least 14 states and Washington, DC, are reporting high or very high flu activity. The dominant flu strain, a version of influenza A (H3N2) called subclade K, has multiple mutations that make it ...

BECAUSE IT COULD MEAN MORE PEOPLE WILL GET SICK. CONCERNS ABOUT A POSSIBLE SUPER FLU SURGE. A NEW VARIANT SWEEPING THE COUNTRY. IT’S NOT THAT THAT AN EVOLVED STRAIN OR A DIFFERENT STRAIN IS GOING TO ...

Heard about a lot of people getting flu this winter but not much about covid? It’s not just you. For the second winter in a row, the United States has faced a punishing flu season, with covid as a ...

This winter’s flu season isn’t over yet, but global health authorities are already preparing for the next one. Last week the World Health Organization (WHO) announced which strains it recommends that ...