As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the patient was over 65 years of age and had existing medical ...

If you are sick, wear a mask. “If you got cough, cold, congestion, fever, running nose start getting over-the-counter medications: Tylenol, cold and flu medications,” said Dr. Frame. But if these ...

Five years since COVID-19 started upending the world, the virus is still infecting and killing people across the globe — ...

The U.S. has reported its first death due to bird flu, aka H5N1. How deadly is H5N1? Experts discuss bird flu fatality rate amid ongoing outbreak.

But, fatalities are not uncommon with H5N1 infections overall. According to data collected by the WHO, there have been 954 documented cases between 2003 and 2024. Of those, 464 were fatal, leading to ...

A Louisiana resident over age 65 has died from bird flu, marking the first death from the virus in the United States, state ...

Explore the implications of the first human death from H5N1 bird flu in the US and what it means for public health.

The patient, who had underlying medical conditions, was exposed to the virus through a backyard flock and wild birds. As Iowa records its first H5N1 case in a domestic flock this year, officials warn ...

At least 66 people in the U.S. tested positive for the bird flu during 2024, including 63 cases that resulted from exposure ...

The death comes as multiple infectious diseases are surging throughout the US, including the 10th wave of the COVID-19 ...

Historically, bird flu has been a nasty bug to catch. Since it was first documented in the ‘90s, it has generally had a 50% ...