Now that cold and flu season is upon us, our wellness editors are using these hacks to avoid sickness and stay healthy.

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 ...

Symptoms of viruses like COVID and flu overlap with each other, but there are ways you can narrow it down to get the treatment you need. Jessica is a writer on the Wellness team with a focus on ...

If you worry about flu shot ingredients, you should know that they have a decades-long history of safety. With only a few exceptions, such as a rare allergy to one of the ingredients, flu vaccines are ...

Influenza A (flu A) and influenza B (flu B) cause similar symptoms, like fever, sore throat, body aches, fatigue, and a cough. Flu A is more common and can infect humans and animals, allowing it ...

Bird flu is caused by influenza strains that typically infect wild birds across the globe. These strains can lead to outbreaks in commercial and backyard poultry and, on rare occasions ...

As colder months approach, differentiating between a cold and a flu can become challenging when symptoms seem similar. Understanding the common symptoms of each illness can help you make an ...

Blood tests of several people who were in contact with a patient in Missouri who caught H5N1 bird flu without any known exposure to infected animals reveal that at least one of them — a person ...

As H5N1 bird flu continues to spread wildly among California dairy herds and farmworkers, federal health officials on Thursday offered some relatively good news about Missouri: The wily avian ...

Two new cases each were confirmed in Washington and California. The number of confirmed bird flu cases has risen in the U.S. to 31, federal health officials said on Thursday. Washington health ...

By Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes A Missouri resident who shared a home with a patient hospitalized with bird flu in August was also infected with the virus, federal officials reported on ...