One of the best ways to avoid getting sick is quite simple, according to Prianka Chawla, MD, Primary Care Physician at Tufts Medical Center: Keep your distance from people who are sick. But because of ...

As of March 20, 2025, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported 378 confirmed measles cases and two ...

The virus leads to an estimated 36,000 deaths in the United States each season — many of them so sudden that families are ...

One dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil lowers the chance of transmitting the influenza virus to family members by about ...

One dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil lowers the chance of transmitting the influenza virus to family members by about ...

With no warning signs of a widespread outbreak, the infections were discovered during hospital treatment for unrelated health ...

Early on, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) typically causes flu-like symptoms, which are similar ... assigned male at birth identifies as a man. Likewise, not everyone identifies as any one ...

He notes people shouldn't be alarmed as many symptoms can overlap with other diseases. However, ALS Canada does have an online tool called ReferALS, with a checklist of early symptoms to encourage ...

New York: Several U.S. Department of Agriculture employees who worked on the agency's bird flu response will leave at the end of April, straining the federal capacity to monitor the spread of the ...

The flu is a contagious viral infection of the respiratory system that affects the nose, throat and lungs. It is caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms of mild flu infections can resemble those of ...

In her experiments, ferrets earlier exposed to the 2009 H1N1 swine flu were protected from the worst symptoms and death when later exposed to H5N1 from Texas cattle. Ferrets that were just given ...

A recent surge in bird flu outbreaks has raised serious concerns about the public health risks associated with live animal markets and factory farms. Experts warn that these facilities ...