As a virus scientist in South Africa, I’ve been watching with dread as H5N1 bird flu spreads among animals in the United States. The pathogen poses a serious pandemic threat and has been ...

In fact, it isn’t even clear whether bird flu was the primary reason the patient was hospitalized. The most comforting outcome so far is that the person doesn’t seem to have infected anyone else.

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First of all, you need to know something, and that is if you get vaccinated against flu, your protection probably lasts for infection somewhere between 3, 6, 9, 12 months, certainly wanes quickly ...

Mom Kota Burden warns of rare flu complications after her 5-year-old daughter becomes temporarily paralyzed Kota Burden never expected a typical case of the flu would turn into a medical emergency ...

Influenza is very scary,” Dr. Jason Newland, ... Flu infections are particularly impacting children, with nearly 1 in 5 ED visits for children being for flu. In recent weeks, ...

Bird flu has decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. ... “Influenza is extremely unpredictable, and that’s what makes it a scary disease to deal with,” said Dr. Ron Hershow, ...

Families Fighting Flu co-founder Alissa Kanowitz lost her daughter to flu. She calls NY's record number of pediatric flu deaths 'scary, frustrating.' ...

This year, flu shot uptake for Michigan children 5 to 17 years old is down almost 41% from this time during the 2019-20 flu season. Almost 43% fewer children 6 months to 4 years old have been ...

As a virus scientist in South Africa, I’ve been watching with dread as H5N1 bird flu spreads among animals in the United States. The pathogen poses a serious pandemic threat and has been ...

Mom Kota Burden warns of rare flu complications after her 5-year-old daughter becomes temporarily paralyzed Mom Warns of Scary Symptom That Led to Daughter's Rare Diagnosis Days After Contracting ...