influenza

As bird flu becomes a growing threat, Moderna is awarded $590M to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines

As bird flu becomes a growing threat, Moderna is awarded $590M to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines

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No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even probable. ...

Do you have the flu? Watch out for these 2025 symptoms, from mild to emergency

Do you have the flu? Watch out for these 2025 symptoms, from mild to emergency

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As with COVID, testing is the only way to confirm the presence of the influenza virus in your body. Read ...

Bird flu FAQ: Everything you need to know about the H5N1 outbreak that’s spread to dairy cows in 9 states

Bird flu FAQ: Everything you need to know about the H5N1 outbreak that’s spread to dairy cows in 9 states

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The disease has spread to poultry in 48 states, dairy cattle in nine, and two people in Texas and Colorado. ...

Bird flu: What are the human symptoms and how does it spread?

Bird flu: What are the human symptoms and how does it spread?

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At least nine U.S. farm workers had tested positive for the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, as ...

Bird flu could merge with seasonal flu to make mutated virus that could spread among humans, CDC warns

Bird flu could merge with seasonal flu to make mutated virus that could spread among humans, CDC warns

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The 2024–25 flu shot doesn’t prevent H5N1 bird flu but could play a pivotal role in preventing a pandemic. Read ...

New flu shots have arrived. Here’s the best time to get your annual vaccine

New flu shots have arrived. Here’s the best time to get your annual vaccine

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Depending on your age, overall health, and travel plans, the CDC may recommend you get a flu shot sooner rather ...

What to know about whooping cough symptoms and spread amid 2024 outbreak

What to know about whooping cough symptoms and spread amid 2024 outbreak

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had preliminarily documented more than 17,600 whooping cough infections in the U.S. as ...

Pneumonia can be a deadly complication of COVID, the flu, and RSV: What to know about pneumococcal vaccination

Pneumonia can be a deadly complication of COVID, the flu, and RSV: What to know about pneumococcal vaccination

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More than 41,000 people in the U.S. died of pneumonia in 2022, according to the CDC. Read More

Public health experts are warning of a ‘quad-demic’ this winter. Here’s where flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus are spreading

Public health experts are warning of a ‘quad-demic’ this winter. Here’s where flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus are spreading

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Taking precautions to protect yourself from the quartet of infectious diseases can lessen your odds of bringing an illness into ...

A person in Louisiana is hospitalized with the first severe case of bird flu in the U.S. They're in critical condition with severe respiratory symptoms

A person in Louisiana is hospitalized with the first severe case of bird flu in the U.S. They’re in critical condition with severe respiratory symptoms

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Ducks with bird flu also known as poultry flu are collected and put in a container on Pommernhof in Zarnewanz ...