There's also one big difference between the flu and COVID or a cold that can indicate which illness you have. Don't ignore it ...

But there's a fourth "bug" the public should be aware of: respiratory syncytial virus. RSV causes cold-like symptoms and affects the breathing passages and lungs. Wastewater levels of RSV are ...

Cases of influenza, RSV, COVID-19 and norovirus are surging at the same time Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and Reader's Digest.

It's flu season. And COVID season. And RSV season. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that as of last week, "the amount of acute respiratory illness causing people to ...

Nearly 19% of influenza tests are positive, as are about 13% of tests for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and 7% of COVID tests, according to CDC data. Those flu and RSV rates are similar to ...

COVID-19 and flu activity is increasing in most parts of the country and RSV activity remains very high, especially in young children. Respiratory illness activity in Florida is very high ...

RSV activity is also very high in much of the country, particularly in young children, reported the CDC. According to the most recent influenza report from the Tennessee Department of Health ...

Many health experts have compared HMPV to Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), which can affect all age groups but is more common in children. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), HMPV ...

Winter is usually accompanied by an uptick in respiratory illnesses, such as Covid-19 and RSV, and 2025 is no exception. For RSV in particular, nearly two dozen states are currently reporting high ...