Flu
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding clinicians and other health care workers to take necessary steps to keep themselves and their patients safe during respiratory virus season.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week confirmed the first two human cases of H5 bird flu in California.
Autumn is here, and that means cooler weather and also the start of flu season.
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases Sept. 25 released a survey showing that less than one in five U.S. adults are concerned about themselves or a family member getting a respiratory virus infection this fall and winter.
Vaccines prevent kids from contracting viruses.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture Aug. 30 reported cows in three dairy herds tested positive for bird flu.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects this fall and winter to have a similar or lower number of combined peak hospitalizations due to COVID-19, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus, according to its respiratory disease season outlook released Aug. 29.
The Food and Drug Administration Aug. 22 granted emergency use authorization for two new combined COVID-19 and influenza tests.
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response June 25 announced a flu pandemic preparedness and response strategy in response to the threat of H5N1 bird flu in humans.
The Food and Drug Administration last week granted enforcement discretion for the use of conjunctival swabs by laboratories as part of human testing for H5N1 bird flu, as two human cases only showed symptoms of conjunctivitis before confirmation.