Influenza

The City of St. Louis Department of Health issued a health advisory Thursday, reporting a significant spike in flu cases both in St. Louis and the state of Missouri.

Researchers have said this year’s vaccine may be mismatched with the currently circulating flu type known as subclade K.

You can’t check out anytime you like because you’ll be infected with influenza.

Avian influenza is affecting poultry flocks, wild waterfowl, marine mammals, bears, foxes, leopards, cows, cats, dogs and humans, among other species. What’s behind such a high rate of interspecies transmission?

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services detected the first human case of H5 bird flu in Missouri. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the case. Infection transmission among the public remains low.

Scientists at Washington University have found that patients hospitalized with the flu can display long-term effects similar to those found in long COVID patients. The scientists studied Veterans Administration records to compare outcomes of the two viruses.

Some of the same safety precautions that were encouraged to stop the spread of COVID-19 are also useful for preventing influenza.

In determining the best guidelines for government action during the COVID-19 outbreak, city leaders and officials are looking at how different metros…

Scientists are pushing hard to find a more effective way to prevent nearly all seasonal flu strains with one shot. For starters, they're paying volunteers to spend a 10-day stint in "Hotel Influenza."

Sarah King isn’t afraid of having the flu — in fact, she considers herself an “excellent sick person.”“I have a pretty high pain tolerance,” King said.…