As we get deeper into flu season, a new type of the influenza virus has been identified, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Scientists have discovered that avian influenza viruses have a gene that makes them incredibly resistant to heat, rendering ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, ...

The flu can also cause a general feeling of fatigue or malaise, Ray says, as well as gastrointestinal issues like diarrhea ...

According to BBC reporting, experts in the U.K. predict the country will have a severe flu season, too, based on an early ...

Having the flu is a lousy experience, regardless of the type you have. While news of a rough flu season ahead (spurred by subclade K) continues to make headlines, there are two main types of flu, A ...

New research shows feverish temperatures make it more difficult for viruses to hijack our cells. A mouse study suggests it's the heat itself that makes the difference.

“It’s true that the vaccine doesn’t give perfect protection,” Pannaraj said. “But we do have data already, mostly out of the ...

Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, continues to be detected in wild birds across much of Washington.

Authorities say bird flu poses a low risk to people right now, but in animals — both wild and domestic — it's causing global ...

Primitive peoples believed that evil spirits carried diseases. Hebrews and Greeks proved that cleanliness protected them from many ailments. In the Middle Ages doctors ascribed to various invisible ...