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Influenza is surging in the U.S., with doctor visits for flu symptoms at a 15-year high. Why is this flu season so bad? Doctors discuss flu trends and prevention.
If it seems like you and everyone around you are getting sick this winter, you're not wrong. Experts say this is the worst flu season in the U.S. in more than a decade and cases are still trending ...
The U.S. is seeing an uptick in adenovirus infections, according to CDC data. After retreating during the pandemic, summer colds are back in some regions.
Flu: Influenza can also involve nasal symptoms and sore throat or cough; but unlike a cold, Didwania says flu symptoms will usually come on abruptly. “If I wake up one day and I've got a wicked ...
While health officials recommend the annual flu shot to those older than 6 months, only about 44% of adults got flu shots this winter, the AP reported. Children's vaccinations dropped from 50% to 45%.
During the week ending Dec. 30, there were approximately 35,000 people admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 and more than 20,000 patients admitted with the flu (with positive cases up by 17.5%).
Right now, the predominant strains circulating in the U.S. are flu A H1N1, flu A H3N2, and one influenza B strain. Over 95% of flu cases right now are influenza A, per the CDC.
On Oct. 7, the FDA authorized the first over-the-counter home flu and COVID-19 combination test outside of emergency use authorization, which can detect SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19 ...