Trench Fever - The flu arrived in France. It found a pleasant home in the crowded wartime trenches, much to the dismay of the Allies who tried to keep the flu a secret. When it made its way to Madrid, ...

In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately. Young, old, sick and otherwise-healthy people all became infected — at ...

Another brand of pet food sold exclusively at farmers markets in California tested positive for bird flu and is believed to have sickened five cats nearly a week after a similar incident was ...

The number of patients in hospital with flu has quadrupled in the last month, heaping further pressure on the NHS, the latest figures show. NHS data shows flu cases have continued to soar ...

Add in whooping cough, walking pneumonia and bird flu, people are getting sick and may not know how to distinguish among overlapping symptoms. Here’s what to know. Cases of influenza, or the flu, ...

The rise of bird flu across farms in California has raised questions about the virus and its potential threat to humans. While the threat to humans is currently small. Since April, there have been ...

In July, the bird flu spread from dairies in Colorado to poultry farms. To contain it, two poultry operations employed about 650 temporary workers — Spanish-speaking immigrants as young as 15 ...

Their words echo the sentiments of the Center for Disease Control, which has pushed for more bird flu testing among farm workers. In the midst of a transfer of power, Gottlieb and Borio are hoping ...

Hospitals across Europe are facing a challenging period as flu cases continue to rise sharply in the wake of the holiday season. It is impacting people of all ages, but children under 15 and the ...

Officials in China have hit out after unverified videos claimed to show hospitals being overrun by patients with flu-like symptoms. The suggestions have been shared in unverified videos appearing ...

It is shaping up to be a significant flu season in San Diego County, with the latest weekly respiratory illness report documenting a local upswing in cases and patient volume that intensified in ...

For the past few days, reports of a massive flu outbreak in China have been circulating abroad, particularly in India and Indonesia. Health officials, however, maintain the outbreak is an annual ...