Flu

Read on as we share a list of precautionary steps you can take to prevent food poisoning.

An infant died in Assam's Hailakandi district due to swine flu after the relatives accompanying the patients refused treatment at a hospital in the state, officials said on Monday.

There has been no abnormal rise in cases of seasonal flu in any part of the country as of now, the health ministry said, underlining that it is keeping a close watch on the situation through its Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme network.

The discovery of traces of the bird flu virus in pasteurised cow milk in the United States has sparked questions over whether the disease could spread to humans, but experts say there is little risk from food contamination.

The Jharkhand government sounded an alert after bird flu cases were reported in a state-run poultry farm in Ranchi, an official said on Wednesday.

57 per cent of leading disease specialists predict that a strain of the flu virus will be the source of the next major infectious disease outbreak that strikes the world.

The World Health Organization voiced alarm Thursday at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an "extraordinarily high" mortality rate.

A bird flu outbreak has been reported in two places in this district, officials said here on Thursday.

The U.S. CDC on Friday issued a health alert to inform clinicians, state health departments and the public of a case of avian influenza in a person who had contact with dairy cows presumed to be infected with the virus.

Influenza is a common respiratory infection. Although most cases are relatively mild, flu can cause more severe illness in young children and older people.

The Health Ministry expressed concern that changing weather patterns, brought on by shifting seasons, could create favourable conditions for the virus to spread.

The leading health official in Queensland urges the public to refrain from using the term 'long Covid' in light of recent research findings.

Dr Bell emphasises the urgent need for research and surveillance to understand the virus's adaptability and potential to infect more species.

Ms Morera fought off Covid-19 in 2020 after surviving both World Wars, the Spanish Civil War, and the Spanish Flu pandemic.

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, norovirus is the leading cause of vomiting, diarrhea and food-borne illness in the United States.

Read on as we share a list of precautionary steps you can take to prevent food poisoning.

An infant died in Assam's Hailakandi district due to swine flu after the relatives accompanying the patients refused treatment at a hospital in the state, officials said on Monday.

There has been no abnormal rise in cases of seasonal flu in any part of the country as of now, the health ministry said, underlining that it is keeping a close watch on the situation through its Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme network.

The discovery of traces of the bird flu virus in pasteurised cow milk in the United States has sparked questions over whether the disease could spread to humans, but experts say there is little risk from food contamination.

The Jharkhand government sounded an alert after bird flu cases were reported in a state-run poultry farm in Ranchi, an official said on Wednesday.

57 per cent of leading disease specialists predict that a strain of the flu virus will be the source of the next major infectious disease outbreak that strikes the world.

The World Health Organization voiced alarm Thursday at the growing spread of H5N1 bird flu to new species, including humans, who face an "extraordinarily high" mortality rate.

A bird flu outbreak has been reported in two places in this district, officials said here on Thursday.

The U.S. CDC on Friday issued a health alert to inform clinicians, state health departments and the public of a case of avian influenza in a person who had contact with dairy cows presumed to be infected with the virus.

Influenza is a common respiratory infection. Although most cases are relatively mild, flu can cause more severe illness in young children and older people.

The Health Ministry expressed concern that changing weather patterns, brought on by shifting seasons, could create favourable conditions for the virus to spread.

The leading health official in Queensland urges the public to refrain from using the term 'long Covid' in light of recent research findings.

Dr Bell emphasises the urgent need for research and surveillance to understand the virus's adaptability and potential to infect more species.

Ms Morera fought off Covid-19 in 2020 after surviving both World Wars, the Spanish Civil War, and the Spanish Flu pandemic.

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, norovirus is the leading cause of vomiting, diarrhea and food-borne illness in the United States.