The death toll and economic damage associated with flu highlight its role as one of the most harmful viruses in history.

Influenza A virus (IAV) possesses a segmented, negative-sense RNA genome comprising eight distinct viral RNA (vRNA) segments. These segments form ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes that are selectively ...

When a pathogen like a dangerous virus invades the human body, it usually has to enter human cells to cause an illness.

VIVIAN, LA - DECEMBER 12: With a temperature of 103.8, Asa Moore, 6, of Vivian, Louisiana is examined by John Messier, a physician's assistant, at the North Caddo Surgical and Medical Center for ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus—commonly known as bird flu—has been causing outbreaks in dairy cows in the United States since ...

Onset, intensity, severity and duration of influenza seasons vary each year and are driven by factors such as temperature, ...

Influenza is picking up in the U.S., and public health experts are bracing for signs of another brutal season with the virus. Last year one of the worst waves of flu in recent decades took the U.S. by ...

A wreath of ten crAssviruses – hugely abundant viruses that infect gut bacteria and are part of your normal, healthy ...

Face masks can help to reduce transmission of respiratory viruses such as influenza, according to experts and medical ...