H1N1 influenza A spread rapidly with alarming, early results. Health care professionals armed with a historical perspective and the latest treatment guidelines are best equipped to respond.

H1N1 influenza A spread rapidly with alarming, early results. Health care professionals armed with a historical perspective and the latest treatment guidelines are best equipped to respond.

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.

Although the pandemic is over, it still occurs as a regular flu. [1,2] The swine flu epidemic had brought the country to a standstill by claiming over 1300 lives across the country.

Dr. Todd Ellerin, chief of infectious diseases at South Shore Health, answers questions about the recent infection of a pig ...

The swine flu alert in Mexico rose to a level four this week, meaning that it is spreading human-to-human and shows a significant increase in the risk of becoming a pandemic. Schools are closed ...

The increasing prevalence of bird flu, known scientifically as avian influenza, has resulted in the death of hundreds of millions of birds worldwide in recent years. Earlier that day, the government ...

TOKYO, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Ministry of the Environment has raised the nationwide bird flu alert to the highest level after detecting highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds in two ...

Britain elevated its bird flu risk level from medium to high after detecting H5N5 and H5N1 strains in wild birds. The virus, having caused millions of bird deaths globally, has begun affecting mammals ...

Food Theft' Among Seabirds Could Be Transmission Point for Deadly Avian Flu Sep. 16, 2024 — If seabirds can catch avian flu by stealing food from infectious birds, it gives scientists a clue ...

A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu. It’s the first time the virus has been detected in U.S. swine and raises ...