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Inflated death tolls in the news don’t just mislead; they can misguide public fear, funding and policy.
If last year is anything to go by, the flu season is dragging on. So, it’s still worth getting a flu shot if you haven’t had one already this year.
Remote-work flexibility has supported workplace equity helped limit outbreaks of respiratory infections. Back-to-offices mandates could erase those gains, especially with lowered vaccination rates.
This recent study highlights just how great of an affect viral infections can have on our health in both the short-term and long-term.
If you have COVID or the flu, you’ll want to stay home and recover. But what about if your symptoms are mild? Here’s what to consider.
This year’s flu season has been unusually severe – and COVID is still sending some people to hospital, too.
Food is more than nutrition, it can be a form of medicine rooted in ritual, comfort and care.
Here’s what updated advice about flu vaccines means for you and your holiday plans.
hMPV tends to hit hardest in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. A virologist explains.
Fever isn’t necessarily a bad thing − it’s actually a useful response to infections.
Avian influenza infections in the US have been rising over the past year, but there’s no evidence so far that people can infect each other with this strain of the virus.
So far, fewer than half of US children and older adults have been vaccinated during this year’s high-severity flu season.
With the devastating 1918 pandemic in mind, US health officials saw an outbreak in Asia and swung into action. What happened offers lessons for today.
Without jabs, flu mortality would be at least double.
Mucus isn’t merely a symptom of illness – it’s your immune system in action.
Cold and flu viruses often circulate more in the fall and winter, but there are some time-tested strategies for avoiding them, such as vaccines, handwashing and staying active.
Alongside COVID and the flu, cases of norovirus and RSV are already surging this year.
A fever and a nasty cough can be symptoms of a range of respiratory illnesses. An antigen test that narrows down the culprits can speed up diagnosis and recovery.
An epidemiologist makes the case that a rush of research to stop a swine flu outbreak led to an accidental lab release of an extinct virus. Preparing for one pandemic triggered a different one.
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Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University
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Professor of Nursing, Purdue University
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Paediatrician, Infectious Diseases Physician and Clinical Microbiologist, The Kids Research Institute Australia, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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