New type of flu emerges: What to know about the new K variant of influenza A

As we get deeper into flu season, a new type of the influenza virus has been identified, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

What does it mean if I get flu after the jab? Do COVID boosters increase the risk of side-effects?

The flu season has started early this year, and we are prepared for it to be a bad one. Whether you have already had a ...

What's the difference between flu A and flu B? Experts discuss the symptoms

The flu can also cause a general feeling of fatigue or malaise, Ray says, as well as gastrointestinal issues like diarrhea ...
New Atlas

Bird flu has a heat-proof gene that protects it from our fever defenses

Scientists have discovered that avian influenza viruses have a gene that makes them incredibly resistant to heat, rendering ...

Michigan boy whose legs were amputated after severe flu case shares story, urges all to get vaccine

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A young Michigan boy is issuing a warning about the flu, after a case of it changed his whole life.

'This is the most severe flu outbreak that I've experienced' - children's doctor

Paediatric emergency medicine consultant Dr Julie-Ann Maney says it is a particularly virulent strain of influenza.

Strain of bird flu virus never before reported in people is behind first human case in US in nine months

A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before.
Texas Public Radio

Seasonal flu increases bird flu threat to humans

The death from bird flu of a person in Washington is a reminder that avian flu is circulating widely during flu season, ...