2 children have died from seasonal flu in Chicago, health officials report
This announcement from the Chicago Department of Public Health comes as respiratory viruses continue to spread across the city.
Bird flu will be the next pandemic unless health officials take 6 critical steps, experts say
The time for urgency, the experts say, is now.
First US bird flu death reported in Louisiana, health officials say
The LDH announced Monday that a man over the age of 65 died from Bird Flu, making this the first case of death in the US. LSU Health experts weigh in on how this can raise a little concern over the spread of the virus.
Officials Report the First Human Death From Bird Flu in the U.S. Here's What to Know About the Virus
The United States has reported its first human death from H5N1 bird flu, marking a somber moment in the ongoing outbreak of the virus. The Louisiana Department of Health announced in a statement on Monday that a patient over the age of 65,
Risk of bird flu in humans low for South Dakota
The first human death from avian influenza, or bird flu, was reported in Louisiana recently. However, health professionals in the state say the risk for humans remains low.
Infectious Disease Doctors Concerned About the First U.S. Bird Flu Death
A patient in Louisiana has died from H5N1 bird flu. This is the first H5N1 bird flu death in the U.S. The virus has shown signs of mutating in patients. The U.S. has experienced its first death from bird flu (H5N1).
First US bird flu death is announced in Louisiana. Here’s how you can stay protected
Louisiana state health officials announced the death on Monday, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed it was the nation's first due to bird flu.
Do you have the flu? Watch out for these 2025 symptoms, from mild to emergency
So how can you be sure you have the flu? As with COVID, testing is the only way to confirm the presence of the influenza ...
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How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic
A variant of the virus caused disease in people in 1997, when there was a small but deadly outbreak in Hong Kong. Eighteen ...
Bird flu vaccine: What to know
Medical experts advise that people should get a vaccine for the bird flu when it becomes commercially available. One doctor said the most at-risk patients should be first.
Medics push for vaccinations amidst flu surge
Pop-up clinics have been set up in the Black Country in an attempt to encourage eligible people to come forward for their ...
Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US
With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the ...
Unprecedented flu spike hitting Minnesota, data shows
Influenza cases and hospitalizations have spiked to unprecedented levels in Minnesota this month, according to the latest ...
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How worried should we be about a bird flu pandemic?
The first known death from a bird flu virus in the US has sparked fears about another pandemic, yet the overall risk to the ...
'Corridors were lined with patients on trolleys': Your stories of NHS pressures as flu cases rise
The noise, huddles of doctors and nurses, anxious looks on faces, trolleys being navigated awkwardly around patients on ...
Recent record flu cases in Japan overwhelm hospitals, drugmakers
Influenza is affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Japan and rising rapidly among that nation's population of 124.5 ...
Does the First U.S. Death Mean Bird Flu Is Getting More Dangerous?
A ny time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction.
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What Does First U.S Bird Flu Death Tell Experts about Disease Severity?
Louisiana has reported the first U.S. fatality from avian influenza. Most of the country’s human cases have been mild ...
Cases of RSV, flu, COVID, and norovirus are on the rise as winter “sick season” arrives
This fall saw an unusually high number of cases of “walking” or mycoplasma pneumonia, a mild pneumonia that typically causes ...