influenza

The nasal spray option could encourage more people who have fears of doctors or needles to inoculate themselves against the flu.

Officially, only one person has caught the illness during the current outbreak. But with limited testing, cases could be flying under the radar.

Cattle are getting sick with H5N1, and one person got sick in Texas. How bad could this be for dairy farms? Could it spread among people? Here's what scientists are learning.

Pigs and goats likely catch it too. It's been found in humans' noses in the Southwest — and in the air at airports and at chicken farms in Malaysia.

The at-home nasal swab kit simultaneously tests for COVID-19 and two strains of the flu.

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?