The United States is seeing a second peak in flu cases this season. After doctor’s office visits for flu dipped early this ...
For a second time this season, the flu is surging, with at least 41 states reporting high or very high levels of the virus. Dr. Rabia de Latour, a gastroenterologist at NYU Langone Health ...
Emergency room visits and hospitalizations are also up. So far, it seems like this winter’s flu season is shaping up to be worse than the past several years. “I think a lot of people have been ...
Each flu season, there are two subtypes that are typically at play: influenza type A and influenza type B. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows seasonal flu activity ...
While flu viruses are detected year-round in the U.S., the virus activity usually peaks between December and February. Flu ...
Cases of flu A have continued to grow since the start of the season. There's no official end of flu season so it depends on what expert you ask. Though the general consensus is May historically ...
After doctor’s office visits for flu dipped early this year, they jumped past the previous season peak at the end of last month, with a 30% test positivity rate — and there are still months to go.
Flu cases had previously peaked this season at the very end of December. At week 52—ending on December 28—the percentage of outpatient visits related to influenza-like illnesses (ILI ...