Protection from shots like the flu vaccine typically takes a couple of weeks to kick in, so getting one now may offer ...

Health officials began providing the safety gear long before the first human case in California was announced in October.

Human-to-human transmission is very rare, but as cases among animals rise, many experts are worried the virus could develop ...

Although H5N1 causes symptoms similar to seasonal flu, such as cough, fever, shortness of breath, headache, muscle pain, sore ...

UC Davis Child Life Specilaist Veronica Tuss discusses the hospitals new PATH vaccincation clinic focused on serving patients ...

By Kristen Hwang, In the heart of California’s dairy country, workers kitted in respirators, face shields and gloves are ...

The teenager who is sick with the first-ever human case of avian influenza acquired in Canada is in hospital in critical ...

As avian flu spreads in California dairies, new CDC study finds evidence of prior infection in people who felt healthy.

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Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO While the common cold and influenza (the flu) are viral respiratory infections ...

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