Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection that affects the respiratory system. Although often dismissed as a seasonal ...

Dec. 13, 2024 — Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days, according to a new study. The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a ...

The flu is a disease of the respiratory system involving the mouth, nose, throat and occasionally the bronchi and lungs.

The flu's impact extends beyond typical respiratory symptoms, affecting the brain by causing short-term issues like brain fog and fatigue, and potentially long-term neuroinflammation. Severe flu ...

July 17, 2024 — Most influenza viruses enter human or animal cells through specific pathways on the cells' surface. Researchers have now discovered that certain human flu viruses and avian flu ...

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including ...

Living in a shared environment like a prison can make it easier for illnesses such as influenza (the flu) to spread. Flu ...

In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled “A single mutation in bovine influenza H5N1 hemagglutinin switches specificity to human receptors”.

Sneezing, fever, chills, vomiting, coughing — it’s not just one virus wreaking havoc this winter; it’s a combination of four major illnesses.

The HA of avian influenza viruses binds to ... humans and to bind to receptors on people's cells—it would also need to improve its ability to enter these receptors and multiply within them.

Just a few months after Vir Biotechnology lost an emergency authorization for its COVID-19 antibody, Marianne de Backer ...