Bird flu, or the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), is widely present in Rhode Island’s wild waterfowl, according to the Department of Environmental Management (DEM).

The man’s case didn’t give rise to any widespread variant, but it gave Gupta, with his HIV evolution background, the idea ...

Treating clean indoor air as a public good would have protected Americans against all sorts of airborne diseases. In the ...

Minnesota-based 3M still ships millions of respirators, though health care is not the major market it briefly was.

Cold germs from someone’s nose or cough can live on surfaces for hours to days, depending on many factors. Learn which surfaces to avoid or clean.

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...

At least 44 states are reporting high or very high flu activity, but it’s not too late to get vaccinated and protect against severe illness, health authorities say. This story has been updated ...

The worst flu season the United States has had in more than a decade ... “Given the high levels of influenza activity and ...

Experts have said this is the worst flu season in more than a decade. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control, for the week ending Feb. 8, "Seasonal influenza activity remains ...

In the current flu season, there have been 51,734 lab-confirmed tests reported. This week 689 influenza-associated hospitalizations were reported by 64 hospitals. In the current flu season ...

The influenza division at CDC, which tracks seasonal flu, has been gutted. The website has been profoundly altered to remove all references to DEI, which actually can change the information that ...

This is the first report of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza viruses — better known as bird flu — in New Jersey. Does this mean people are at danger? Here's what you should know about the ...