Washington just had its deadliest flu season in over a decade. 388 Washingtonians died from the virus between late 2024 and early 2025, according to the Washington State Department of Health.

Every flu season, the spotlight falls on influenza viruses as people prepare to combat the common flu. However, another strain of flu that often makes headlines is the bird flu, also known as ...

AND IT'S HARD TO KNOW áEXACTLYá WHY. IT'S BEEN THIRTY YEARS SINCE THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE STARTED KEEPING TRACK OF FLU RELATED DEATHS EACH SEASON... < I THINK IN GENERAL WE HAVE TO ...

The flu is a contagious viral infection of the respiratory system that affects the nose, throat and lungs. It is caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms of mild flu infections can resemble those of ...

The United States is currently facing the worst flu season in over 15 years, with cases surging in most states. Over 33 million Americans have gotten sick this season so far, and elevated flu ...

Bird flu poster Bird flu "is still primarily an animal health issue and the risk to humans is still low," the health department said in a statement. "Humans with close or prolonged contact with ...

It’s been an unusually tough winter virus season. Rates of flu-like infections are higher than they’ve been in nearly 30 years. And for the first winter since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, flu ...

The surge in flu cases also comes amid concerns about high infection rates for other viruses including RSV, COVID-19 and the gastrointestinal bug norovirus. Still, health officials say flu cases ...

The US is in the throes of an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization rates topping the levels seen with Covid-19 at some points of the pandemic. On top of the flu infection ...

This year's flu season hit a grim milestone with deaths tied to the virus surpassing the number of COVID-related deaths in California for the first time in five years. The noteworthy milestone has ...

The flu is walloping every corner of Massachusetts in an unusual second surge of the season, with people reporting flu-like symptoms at rates higher than any other winter peak since before COVID ...