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Not long after the first flu shot was introduced in 1945 by University of Michigan virologist Thomas Francis and his ...

The Laredo Public Health Department issued a health advisory after detecting elevated levels of influenza B and COVID-19 viral particles in the city’s wastewater. The results serve as an early warning ...

This strain causes severe bronchitis with excessive coughing, requiring nebulizers, inhalers, or oral steroids for relief, ...

To maintain vaccine efficacy, WHO regularly updates influenza vaccine strains based on global epidemiological, virological, ...

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Doctors around the US have anecdotally reported an uptick of children critically ill with the flu developing severe, ...

Fluctuating weather patterns — with sudden shifts in temperature — are known to weaken the immune system, making people more susceptible to viral infections.

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Between the 2017-2018 and 2023-2024 influenza seasons, the use of antiviral therapy in pediatric patients with influenza declined in both inpatient and outpatient settings.