These germs are infectious and can stay on surfaces and make you sick if they enter your body. How long they can "live" (remain infectious) on a surface varies. Some cold and flu viruses can remain ...

Licking of paws won’t necessarily remove the germs and general ickiness that comes out of litter boxes. However, if your loved one wipes down counters and tables with adequate soap and water or ...

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Although cold and flu season is nothing new for teachers or parents, high school teacher Usha Kelleymaharaj has noticed a particular change among her students in the last few years. “There was ...

Swine flu (H1N1) cases in India are rising sharply, with over 20,414 infections and 347 deaths reported as of December 2024. Delhi, Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan are the ...

A CDC report has revealed that nine of 68 of children who died of flu this year had brain damage, but it's unclear whether this influenza-associated encephalopathy is on the rise.

The district, bordering Nagpur, had already reported fatalities among big cats due to bird flu in December 2024. What is H5N1 and why is it dangerous Avian influenza, commonly known as bird ...

A rise in seasonal flu and viral illness has been observed in Delhi over the past few weeks. The seasonal transition from winter to summer is one of the possible causes. This transition can also ...

About 21,000 lives have been lost, including 98 children. This year’s flu season is among the worst in more than a decade, and flu activity is expected to continue for several more weeks.

Those affected may take comfort from the fact that the official view is that it has been a bad year for flu. The season normally starts dropping off around now, but across Europe, an ‘intense ...

On a special episode (first released on February 27, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: As bird flu, also known as H5N1, continues to spread across the country, experts are concerned about the ...