The Nature of Viruses Viruses are microscopic entities that require a host's cellular machinery to replicate. Unlike bacteria ...

We humans have been around for hundreds of thousands of years, so naturally, certain things have slipped through the cracks ...

Bird flu (H5N1) primarily affects birds but has spread to mammals, including humans. While human transmission remains rare, ...

Two adults have died from flu in Travis County this season.. COVID-19 is also around, but not at the same rate as flu.

During the COVID pandemic, RSV showed a slightly odd pattern: like flu, it basically disappeared in the 2020–2021 season, ...

H1N1 comprised 29.63% of cases. Flu A is the dominant strain reported in Bowie and Cass counties. Between Sept. 29, 2024, and Jan. 25, 3,016 deaths from respiratory-related illnesses, including ...

While the H5N1 bird flu keep spreading, the first reported H5N9 outbreak in the United States has been identified on a duck ...

February is American Heart Month and a good time to raise awareness about heart disease, the nation’s leading cause of death.

The flu may be common but is a potentially serious disease. In some people, it can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...

Although human-to-human transmission has not been confirmed in this case, H5N1 remains a latent threat, raising alarms in the ...

It happened a few days after the first U.S. bird flu death was reported in Louisiana. In January, four Maryland farms were hit with the bird flu: two in Caroline County, one in Queen Anne’s ...

Students and parishioners remembered the Rev. Richard Gross as a charismatic, well-traveled man who “did nothing but preach peace.” ...