Influenza (Flu): What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Influenza strikes millions every year, causing symptoms such as cough, fever, aches and a sore throat. Learn more about what the flu is, including its causes, symptoms and treatment.What is influenza (flu)?Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a hi…
Learn MoreIn Good News for U.S., Flu Vaccine Working Well in South America
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) – In a finding that should ease the minds of Americans ahead of another flu season, this year’s vaccines have already cut the risk of hospitalization in half during the South American winter, health officials re…
Learn MoreCity Living Means More Coughs, Colds for Kids
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Two new studies looked to explain an increased risk of respiratory infections like coughs and colds in babies and young children, finding city living to be among the culprits.Young children who grow up in tow…
Learn MoreCuando a las ciudades llega un equipo deportivo profesional, aumentan las muertes por gripe
MARTES, 8 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Llevar un equipo deportivo profesional a una nueva ciudad con frecuencia implica un gran subsidio financiado por los contribuyentes para un estadio, pero una nueva investigación muestra que conlleva un p…
Learn MoreWhen Cities Get a Pro Sports Team, Flu Deaths Rise
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Bringing a professional sports team to a new city often includes a big taxpayer-funded stadium subsidy, but new research shows that has a health downside: a spike in flu deaths. “Most, if not all, of the spor…
Learn MoreLa cepa de la ‘gripe porcina’ se ha transmitido cientos de veces entre humanos y cerdos
VIERNES, 28 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Es bien sabido que algunos virus dan el salto de los animales a los humanos, pero un nuevo estudio muestra que la cepa de la influenza responsable de la pandemia de H1N1 de 2009 ha sido particularmente …
Learn More‘Swine Flu’ Strain Has Passed Between Humans & Pigs Hundreds of Times
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s well known that some viruses make the leap from animals to humans, but a new study shows the influenza strain responsible for the 2009 H1N1 pandemic has been particularly prolific in hopping between speci…
Learn More¿Qué tan comunes son las coinfecciones con COVID, gripe y VSR?
MARTES, 25 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los resultados de más de 26,000 pruebas respiratorias de finales de 2022 encontraron infecciones simultáneas con la COVID-19, la influenza o el virus sincitial respiratorio (VSR) en más de un 1 por cient…
Learn MoreHow Common Are Co-Infections With COVID, Flu, RSV?
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Results from more than 26,000 respiratory tests in late 2022 found simultaneous infections with COVID-19, influenza or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in more than 1% of positive tests.Co-infections were es…
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