Influenza Virus : Science World Report

Apr 20, 2017 05:09 AM EDT

Frog Kissing: The Antidote For Flu Virus?

It is not just any frog but only Hydrophylax bahuvistara.

Apr 04, 2017 03:53 AM EDT

Unvaccinated Kids More Likely To Die From Flu

Children that are not vaccinated are more likely to die from flu than those who have been vaccinated.

May 17, 2016 12:37 PM EDT

IBM's Macromolecule May Kill Ebola, Influenza, And Other Deadly Viruses

A new chemical creation from IBM has shown promising results against a bevy of viruses in lab testing.

Dec 16, 2015 06:16 AM EST

Why the Flu Vaccine is Less Effective at Protecting the Elderly

Why is the flu vaccine less effective at protecting older individuals?

Sep 24, 2015 03:32 PM EDT

Flu Viruses Spread with the Help of Your Soft Palate

Scientists have found that the soft palate, which is the soft tissue at the back of the roof of your mouth, plays a key role in viruses' ability to travel through the air from one person to another.

Aug 25, 2015 10:26 AM EDT

Long-Lasting Flu Vaccine May be Created with New Method

There may be a better, longer-lasting flu vaccine in the works. Researchers have discovered a way to induce antibodies to fight a wide range of influenza subtypes-work that could one day eliminate the need for repeated seasonal flu shots.

Jul 28, 2015 08:32 AM EDT

'Leaky' Vaccines May Cause Super-Virulent Strains of a Virus to Survive

Could vaccines cause more virulent viruses? Researchers have conducted experiments with the herpesvirus that causes Marek's disease in poultry and have found that some vaccines could allow more-virulent versions of a virus to survive.

May 25, 2015 08:08 AM EDT

New Vaccines Combat Bird Flu's H5N1 and H7N9 Strains

There's some good news when it comes to the bird flu. Scientists have developed vaccines for the H5N1 and H7N9 strains of avian influenza.

Apr 03, 2015 08:17 AM EDT

Highly Pathogenic Bird Flu is Circulating in North America and May Impact Wild Birds

It turns out that the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 viruses may continue to circulate and evolve in North American wild birds

Mar 12, 2015 01:36 PM EDT

Swine Flu Outbreak in India May Carry Dangerous New Mutations

Scientists are taking a closer look at a flu strain from India and have discovered that it may have acquired mutations that make it more dangerous than previously circulating strains of the H1N1 influenza virus.

Mar 05, 2015 10:42 AM EST

Scientists Discover Adults Only Catch the Flu Twice a Decade

Do you think that you have the flu? Odds are, you're wrong about that. Researchers have discovered that adults over the age of 30 only catch the flu about twice a decade.

Dec 30, 2014 08:36 AM EST