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Dr. Jason Tracy said South Shore Health is in the midst of one of the busiest flu seasons he’s experienced in his 13 years ...

The main symptoms of norovirus include signs of gastroenteritis, Martinello says. A mild norovirus infection might just cause ...

The study provides growing evidence of the threat it poses even when cats have no direct exposure to sick dairy cows or poultry.

With many weeks left in the 2024-2025 flu season, Dr. Isaac Bogoch shares how to prevent getting sick, and what to do if ...

But the flu is different from the common cold, because the common cold virus runs a mild course and is very much contained to ...

The Snohomish County Health Department (SCHD) said there has been significant flu activity this respiratory virus season ...

Poultry farms across the region will now undergo special testing after one area farm tested positive for Highly Pathogenic ...

Two indoor cats in Oregon were euthanized after contracting bird flu, leading to a recall of raw pet food sold in bo ...

Blue, a 21-year-old harbor seal, is believed to have contracted the virus through contact with a wild bird, zoo officials said.

A statewide surge in influenza cases has hit hard in Eastern Iowa, with 11 Linn County schools and two Johnson County schools reporting that at least 10 percent of their students were out sick in one ...

If you’re older, you may get a more severe infection than a younger person would, especially if you have an underlying chronic condition.” While vaccines don’t prevent older adults from getting ...