Bird flu leaves teen in critical condition. Could it cause a lockdown like COVID?
Bird flu H5N1 has infected dozens of people in the U.S. this year. Could it be the next pandemic? Experts explain the threat and symptoms to watch for.
Bird Flu Outbreak: Do Human Cases Mean Future Lockdowns?
With 46 U.S. cases and alarming signs of the virus crossing species, experts warn of unpredictable risks if human-to-human transmission were to emerge.
CDC confirms Oregon's first human case of bird flu
The infected person is linked to a previously reported outbreak tied to a commercial poultry operation in the state, where the virus has been confirmed in 150,000 birds, the state health authority said.
Canada Detects Its First Human Case of Bird Flu
A teenager in British Columbia was hospitalized in critical condition with the disease, and officials were working to find out how the person was exposed to the virus.
Teen sickened with Canada's first human case of bird flu is in critical condition — and the source remains a mystery
A teenager in Canada is critically ill with the country's first human case of H5N1 bird flu. Health officials aren't sure how the youth was exposed.
Can bird flu trigger another pandemic and cause more lockdowns? Here's what experts have to say on the possibility
A teenager in British Columbia is critically ill with Canada's first case of the H5N1 bird flu strain. While the virus has spread to humans in rare cases, experts say the risk of a pandemic is low as it doesn't transmit easily between people.
Canadian teen in critical condition with bird flu; source of exposure is unknown
A Canadian teenager is hospitalized in critical condition with bird flu, health officials reported Tuesday. The teen has been receiving care at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver since Friday, the same day an initial test came back positive for H5 influenza.
Cases of the bird flu are seeing an uptick in Texas and beyond. Here's what to know
Reports this week of a teen in British Columbia who tested positive for H5 avian influenza has renewed attention on the virus ...
Bird Flu Is About to Crash Flu Season. It Could Get Ugly.
It’s been nearly eight months since avian flu was first detected in US dairy herds, and cases in both cows and humans ...
Six symptoms of ‘extremely contagious’ virus as Brits are urged to stay at home
An ‘extremely contagious’ virus appears to be sweeping the UK at the moments as Brits are being urged to stay at home if they ...
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New roles in infectious process for molecule that inhibits flu
Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection -- among them, raising the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause sickness.
Woodland Park Zoo goose dead of suspected bird flu
Pending confirmatory testing, this would mark Woodland Park Zoo’s first case of bird flu, a viral infection carried by wild ...
Now's the perfect time for your flu and COVID shots, according to doctors. Here's why.
If you still haven't gotten your COVID or flu shot​, now is the time so you'll stay protected throughout the season, ...
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What’s Going Around: Influenza, COVID, stomach virus, respiratory viruses, RSV, strep throat
Here’s our weekly round-up of what illnesses are spreading the most in Metro Detroit communities, according to our local ...
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Does Antibiotic Use During Influenza Infection Worsen Lung Immunity?
In hospitalized patients, eosinophil levels positively correlated with antibiotic use, systemic inflammation, and worsened ...