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How the Flu Spreads When someone with the flu coughs, sneezes, or talks, they release tiny respiratory droplets into the air.

The flu spreads mainly through droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks. People can also get sick by touching surfaces where those droplets have landed, and then touch their nose ...

So some flu experts are anxiously tracking changes that could make the virus airborne, drifting in tiny droplets through hospitals, restaurants and other shared spaces, where its next victims ...

Flu spreads between people via viral particles in droplets expelled when an infected person coughs or sneezes, or through saliva exchanged via shared utensils or kissing. Each year, seasonal flu ...

Preventing a pandemic means early detection of bird flu strains — surveillance of viral spread and influenza infections in hospitals.

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But for babies, some young children and older adults, it can be serious. How does the flu spread? The flu spreads mainly through droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks.

An Ohio father is speaking out after his 4-year-old daughter developed severe complications from the flu, including a severe brain injury.

The flu commonly spreads when someone with the virus coughs, sneezes, or talks and is most contagious in the first three days after symptoms start.

Last year, the flu led to 470,000 hospitalizations and 28,000 deaths. How is the flu spread? The flu virus spreads mainly by droplets released when people cough, sneeze or talk.