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Flu & COVID Cases Are 'Surging'—Keep This Editor-Tested Rapid Test Handy to Start Treatment Faster
This easy-to-use rapid test can give you peace of mind The new year has just begun, but flu season is in full swing, with the ...
Flu Symptoms to Watch Out For as Winter Illnesses Surge
Symptoms usually come on suddenly, according to the CDC, and can include fevers above 100.4 degrees F, dry cough, sore throat ...
How effective is the flu vaccine amid California ‘quad-demic’? Is it too late to get shots?
The flu vaccine is generally about 40% effective at completely preventing influenza, according to Blumberg. The flu vaccine ...
Where is flu surging in the US? Some hospitals are overwhelmed in states with high rates
Flu has surged to high levels across the US, straining hospitals. Experts discuss 2024-25 flu season trends, symptoms to ...
Bird flu outbreak is ‘really challenging’ to stop, Michigan State University dean says
The Free Press interviewed Dr. Kimberly Dodd, the dean of the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine, about efforts to tame the ...
Flu activity is high and expected to remain so for several weeks, CDC says
Seasonal flu tends to spike from December to February. People who become infected tend to get a sore throat, cough, runny ...
Bird flu or seasonal sickness? Here's how the CDC plans to ramp up testing
A child ill with fever and conjunctivitis in San Francisco tested positive for bird flu but had no known source of ...
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Is it seasonal influenza or bird flu? Here's how to tell
undergo rapid antigen testing that just differentiates between influenza A and influenza B,” he said. “If a person has a laboratory-based PCR test done for influenza and an influenza A virus ...
Bird flu flares up again in Michigan poultry – an infectious disease expert explains the risk to humans, chickens, cows and other animals
The virus impacts milk production and poses significant risks to other bird species, particularly domestic poultry as well as ...
Flu and RSV cases surge in B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations also rising, BCCDC data shows
Respiratory illnesses are rising in B.C., with flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases climbing, especially among ...
Bird flu brought a B.C. teen close to death. Here's what we know about H5N1
The death of a Louisiana resident and a severe infection involving a B.C. teen has experts worried about the emerging threat ...