NEW YORK (WABC) -- Flu season is not over yet, but recent studies show improvement. According to the Center for Disease Control, the percentage of pneumonia and influenza-related deaths this past week ...

While the CDC recommends getting vaccinated by the end of October, it’s still worth getting vaccinated even after flu season begins. It takes about two weeks for your body to build protection, and flu ...

Influenza levels in the United States are the highest they've been in 15 years as winter weather persists and the second wave of the virus causes more and more infections, according to the Centers for ...

With the end of summer comes the beginning of a new season: flu season. Here's what you need to know about the flu shot.

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Last flu season left health experts shocked and worried. Nearly 200 children died from the flu, and here’s the heartbreaking truth most of them could have been saved by a simple vaccination. Dr. Mark ...

According to Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the CDC, there is widespread H1N1 activity in 46 states. H1N1 influenza continues to be a disease primarily involving children and young adults. "Many ...

Content by Sanford Health. An infectious disease specialist at Sanford Health answers your questions about flu shots.

Here's a look at avian flu. Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. The official name for the most commonly seen and most deadly form of the ...

Patients with 2009 influenza A H1N1 infections have higher rates of gastrointestinal symptoms and lack of fever compared with those who have seasonal flu. Most patients have mild symptoms, but a small ...