Each year, seasonal flu sickens about 1 billion people worldwide and causes approximately 290,000 to 650,000 respiratory ...

Knowable Magazine answers questions about how dangerous bird flu is, where it came from, and what key events paved the way ...

Is the flu vaccine less effective than hoped? Preliminary Cleveland Clinic research reveals a surprising result among ...

Immigration raids and threats have undermined efforts to prevent and detect bird flu infections among farmworkers, ...

The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs. It can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The best way to ...

bears and racoons -- and even house cats are getting sick. In the 12 months since the first human case, at least 70 people ...

Is it irresponsible to work in-person while sick? How should employers structure their sick leave policy? “Most physicians are upset with television commercials promoting the use of these ...

And while there’s no evidence yet that cats can transmit bird flu to people, the potential increases as more cats get sick. “We don’t have the evidence, but it doesn’t mean that it may not have ...

Almost 450 people have died of flu this year in North Carolina, the highest death toll since tracking began in 2008.

When pets contract bird flu, it can look like a neurologic disease, similar to rabies. If your dog or cat is having a seizure ...