Influenza Viruses Spreading This Season and Update on JN.1 Variant
Jan 22, 2024 · With seasonal flu activity elevated across the country, CDC is tracking which influenza viruses are most common, where they are occurring, and how this might impact the public's health. Since the fall, emergency department visits have been increasingly driven by flu.
Latest Symptoms of COVID-19: New Strain Presents Like the
Dec 12, 2024 · What Is the Newest COVID-19 Strain? The latest strain of the virus is XEC, which is a subvariant of the Omicron strain. It differs from other strains because it's a combination of two...
What to know about 'quad-demic' of COVID, flu, RSV and …
2 days ago · A man wears a mask as he shops for cold and flu medication, Jan. 7, 2025, in New York. ... A new norovirus strain becomes predominant every few years and exposure to one strain does not ...
Rare drug-resistant flu variant identified in the US, CDC says
Jun 14, 2024 · A rare flu variant that has shown some resistance to the most commonly used antiviral treatment has been detected in at least two people in the United States, according to the US Centers for ...
Drug-resistant "dual mutant" flu strains now being tracked ... - CBS News
Jun 14, 2024 · At least two human cases of the new so-called "dual mutant" strains of H1N1 influenza have been detected in U.S. patients, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday, with...
CDC Reports First U.S. Human Infection in 2024 with Variant …
April 5, 2024 —On March 29, 2024, CDC reported this year's first U.S. human infection with an influenza (flu) virus that normally spreads in pigs and not people. The infection with an influenza A (H1N2) variant (v) virus occurred in a child living near a pig farm in Pennsylvania who had direct contact with pigs prior to illness onset.
What's New | Influenza (Flu) | CDC - Centers for Disease Control …
Jul 26, 2024 · Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat, and lungs.
This year's flu shot protects against 3 strains instead of 4 : Shots ...
Oct 17, 2024 · People getting the flu shot this year will be vaccinated against three commonly circulating strains instead of four, after one went extinct during the pandemic.
What is 'flurona' and why a Mayo Clinic expert says flu cases are ...
Jan 12, 2022 · The CDC lists the dominant strain of flu this season as H3N2, which the current vaccine is formulated to protect against. However, nearly 20 million fewer doses have been given by the start of 2022, compared to one year earlier.
What's new with the flu? Here are 7 things to know
Dec 1, 2022 · As of the latest data from Nov. 19, the CDC estimates that the flu had already led to 53,000 hospitalizations and 2,900 deaths this season. People may think of flu as a respiratory ailment, but it goes beyond that. Flu can exacerbate existing medical conditions such as …