Flu activity is at "high" or "very high" levels in 32 states and jurisdictions, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

"Yarraman flu is a virus quickly infecting the U.S. .…" The mock announcement was enough to make readers worry. But when the name of the hypothetical illness was changed to "horse flu", the news ...

The CDC and state health department revealed on Thursday that a farmworker in Michigan has tested positive for bird flu, making this the third human case connected to a dairy epidemic. Researchers are ...

Wash your hands and cover your mouth. Here are more simple tips on how to prevent winter illnesses as we head into the holidays.

Scientists are on alert for changes in the H5N1 or bird flu virus that could signal it is adapting to spread among humans. The virus has caused serious, sometimes fatal, infections among people and ...