Photos show how the 1918 flu pandemic brought the world to its knees. ... Originally referred to as the Spanish flu, the virus is now known as H1N1, and originated from an avian strain.

Call it the stomach flu or Norovirus, either way it's an unpleasant way to spend a few days. Pay attention to the CDC warnings and here are a few ways to help avoid it.

"When a flu virus infects a cell, its genetic material goes in as multiple different segments or pieces," she explained in the video, posted November 18, 2024.

— -- A new drug that its makers say will kill the flu virus in just a day, called Xofluza, just received a fast-tracked approval that could bring it to store shelves in Japan by May. The drug ...

Flu pictures. Image 1 of 5. ... Flu virus proteins self-replicate. Influenza virus proteins in the act of self-replication, captured with a microscope. The blue protein encloses the virus's RNA ...

Flu is transmitted via droplets and contact, so Ashton recommended "good old hot water and soap with vigorous rubbing is still the best." Get plenty of sleep. Doctors recommend at least 6-8 hours ...

In a flu pandemic, a new strain of flu virus emerges. Since very few people have immunity to it, it can spread quickly and easily. There have been four flu pandemics in the past century: in 1918 ...

States are reporting an increase in COVID-19 infections and flu ... Whether COVID-19 will be a seasonal virus that spreads ... COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses can sometimes muddy the picture.

Stock image of a man with the flu. Liubomyr Vorona/iStock / Getty Images Plus. According to the CDC, there are two other types of flu viruses: C and D.

The series of images Goldsmith produced for the study might not only be the first, but the only electron microscope visuals of the 1918 flu, he says. The series of images that Goldsmith snapped of the ...

WHY IT MATTERS. The first case of the H5N1 virus, known as bird flu, in the U.S. was reported earlier this month after a ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems might be primed to fend off a worse case, research finds.