Avian influenza, commonly called “bird flu,” is a viral infection that spreads in birds, cows and other animals.

By some measures, this year’s flu season is the worst in 15 years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has ...

A Malaysian woman who contracted the flu in Japan while on holiday insisted on returning home for treatment after finding out ...

Says a pediatric infectious disease physician, “Our expectation is that we’re going to have several more weeks yet of a lot ...

Flu cases surge in Arkansas. Mercy offers walk-in and urgent care options in Fort Smith to help patients access treatment.

Many clinicians do not consider neurologic complications of the flu when discussing vaccination or treatment of influenza with families.

The United States is seeing a second peak in flu cases this season. After doctor’s office visits for flu dipped early this ...

The current surge in flu cases is not unusual, but it is not making it easy for ER doctors and nurses having to deal with a ...

Bird flu has led to a wide variety of symptoms during recent outbreaks, including common flu symptoms like cough and vomiting. Many have also had conjunctivitis or pink eye as their only symptom, ...

Avian influenza is continuing to plague poultry and dairy farming operations, and with the virus spreading across the country ...

Among adults hospitalized with influenza, Tamiflu treatment on the day of hospital admission was associated with a reduced risk for disease progression.

Two children have died of flu in North Carolina, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.