"The flu" has several strains, with flu A and flu B considered the most common and most severe. Here's what to know as flu season surges in NJ.

The death toll and economic damage associated with flu highlight its role as one of the most harmful viruses in history.

Onset, intensity, severity and duration of influenza seasons vary each year and are driven by factors such as temperature, rainfall, humidity, circulating virus types/subtypes, population immunity through vaccination or natural infections,

BOAS is a platform for building multivalent viral protein immunogens without a scaffold, such as a nanoparticle, to elicit broad influenza vaccine responses.

Researchers are striving to understand the impact a phenomenon known as original antigenic sin has on immunity to the virus.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has changed its guidelines for tracking avian influenza, otherwise known as the bird flu, ahead of peak flu season.

The A(H3N2) influenza subtype has remained the dominant flu strain since late March in China, accounting for 87.1 percent of all flu-like outbreaks, a Sputnik correspondent has learned after analyzing data from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matt Binnicker is the CSO for Mayo Collaborative Services. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified the public in early April that an individual in Texas had tested ...

After what the CDC categorized as a “severe” flu season last year, cases are again starting to increase in Maine.