A surge in cases was also reported in India, Malaysia and Kazakhstan. HMPV is a respiratory disease that causes flu or cold-like symptoms. Most cases are mild, but infection can increase health ...

In fact, the vast majority of us will have already had it without even realising it was any different from a common cold. HMPV is a respiratory virus, part of the “cocktail of winter viruses ...

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This can result from a cold, the flu, or allergies, for example. A nasal decongestant helps reduce swelling in the blood vessels in your nose. This can ease the feeling of pressure in your nose ...

Gone viral: physicist Ian Tregillis and author George R R Martin have derived a mathematical model of the so-called Wild Cards virus. (Courtesy: iStock/RomoloTavani) Written with Los Alamos National ...

But sometimes, they can lead to serious illness and death. Flu vs. cold Cold and flu share similar symptoms, such as fever, body aches, weakness, tiredness, stuffy nose, and headache, making it ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- It is that time of the year when people are getting sick, but how do you know the difference between winter allergies and cold/flu-like symptoms? The Chief Medical Officer at ...

You can get in touch with Jess by emailing [email protected]. Vaccinating birds against bird flu reduces the spread of the disease, but may have unintended consequences. This is the warning ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

NEW YORK -- The cold weather just got even colder around New York City and much of the East Coast. Wednesday will be another First Alert Weather Day, due to dangerous temperatures. Some clouds ...

While many of the germs that cause this misery can circulate throughout the year, scientists think that the winter surge of flu and cold activity may be because we spend more time indoors and the ...

Cough medicine is not the only cold and flu remedy that experts have warned doesn't actually work. Manufacturers claim the decongestant phenylephrine eases stuffy noses by reducing swelling of the ...