influenza

And what about a cold or RSV? With all the illness spreading, it's virus soup out there these days. Some people feel so sick they're wondering if they're fighting more than one germ at once.

NPR asked a handful of public health experts how to approach a holiday season with not one but three respiratory pathogens helping fill hospitals: COVID, the flu and RSV.

Schools in western Oklahoma are battling an uptick in flu cases, which has forced at least two to go virtual.

As the holiday approaches, infectious disease specialists are bracing for the possibility that big family get-togethers and travel will propel the spread of RSV, flu and COVID-19.

Some flu experts are urging many people to get their shots earlier than usual this year because of the potential for an early, possibly severe flu season. But what's the best timing for you?

After virtually disappearing for the last two years, there are troubling clues that the flu could come roaring back this year, to cause trouble alongside COVID.

UPenn microbiologist Scott Hensley discusses the study he led into this year's dominant flu strain and the vaccine.

Researchers from OU's Hudson College of Public Health are discovering increased levels of influenza in wastewater testing.

Last year, the flu season was relatively mild across the United States thanks to COVID-19 mitigation efforts that included wearing masks, social distancing and washing hands often.

A mild flu season last year means fewer folks are immune to strains starting to circulate now. Scientists predict 100,000 to 400,000 extra U.S. hospitalizations with the deadly flu virus this year.