Reports of a flu-like virus called HMPV in China have sparked online misinformation, including posts with tens of thousands ...

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Flu season is here in New Jersey, but other illnesses are in full swing in the Garden State. Here are the symptoms and how ...

While they’re convenient when you’re on the go, hand sanitizers will not kill norovirus, per the CDC. “The alcohol in them ...

In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled "A single mutation in ...

But it is only now being detected more via a test that costs about Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000.' 'The HMPV virus typically causes ...

Hospitals across the country are reintroducing masks with many declaring 'critical incident' as the number of patients with ...

Influenza A, COVID-19 and norovirus (stomach flu) are on the rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

For influenza viruses, imperfection is a strength. They constantly mutate, producing new strains that challenge immune systems primed to fight earlier varieties. That’s what makes flu a life ...

A patient who'd been hospitalized in Louisiana with severe illness from H5N1 bird flu has died — the first human death from this type of avian influenza in the U.S., the Louisiana Department of ...

This sets up a literal virus breeding ground. Influenza viruses are extremely changeable in part because they’re made of RNA, a genetic molecule similar to DNA but with a major difference ...