Tag: Flu
Cigarette smoke alters microbiota and aggravates flu severity, researchers find
New research has revealed a concerning link between cigarette smoke and the severity of influenza A virus infection.…
Bird flu risk to humans: Canadian case has unsettling viral mutations
Flu virologists are closely monitoring the situation in British Columbia, where a teenager was infected with a mutated…
Canadian teen’s bird flu infection is not the version found in cows
A Canadian teenager is currently in critical condition after contracting the H5N1 bird flu virus. Canadian authorities have…
Bird flu antibodies found in dairy workers in Michigan and Colorado
The recent discovery of bird flu antibodies in farm workers exposed to infected dairy cattle in the US…
Many Bird Flu Infections Among Dairy Workers Go Undetected
The latest findings from a recent CDC report have raised concerns about the potential under-reporting of cases of…
Canada Reports First Human Case Of H5N1 Bird Flu
A recent news release has revealed that a teenager in British Columbia, Canada has been hospitalized with a…
Trial shows safety of getting COVID and flu vaccines at same time
A recent study published in JAMA Network Open has shown promising results regarding the safety of receiving mRNA…
H5N1 bird flu infections being missed in farmworkers, CDC reports
The ongoing outbreak of H5N1 bird flu among U.S. dairy cattle has raised concerns about the potential for…
Bird flu in a pig, AirPod hearing features
However, a new study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics found that the rates of autism diagnosis increased…
Why finding bird flu in a U.S. pig for the first time is raising new worries
The discovery of a pig infected with bird flu on a backyard farm in central Oregon has raised…
H5N1 bird flu found in pig, raising concern about potential human risk
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently reported that the H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected in a…
A Bird Flu Vaccine Might Come Too Late to Save Us from H5N1
The emergence of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has raised concerns among health officials and scientists.…