Respiratory illness activity is currently considered "high" in the United States, according to the CDC. In one state, it is at a "very high" level.

Investigators detailed an outbreak of blastomycosis -- characterized by cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, and fever or chills -- that occurred among workers at a paper mill in Delta County, Michigan, from November 2022 to May 2023. Among the 645 workers studied, 162 received a blastomycosis diagnosis, of whom 12% were hospitalized, and one died.

The latest government data shows that cases of a fast-spreading stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States. The most recent numbers from the U.S.

Outbreaks occur when two or more similar illnesses result from a common exposure — in this case, norovirus. The CDC has also reported a total of 495 outbreaks from April to Dec. 11, an increase of 130 from 2023. Those numbers may increase after families ...

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, responds to former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx’s warning that US agencies “are making the same mistakes they made with Covid.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning people as Norovirus cases are surging across the country right now.

There’s a new health warning about respiratory illnesses. The CDC is reporting that cases of the cold, flu, COVID and RSV are on the rise.

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The CDC says norovirus cases are surging. Plus, the FDA issued an alert related to CA shellfish that may be contaminated with the virus.

Most human cases of bird flu in North America have been mild, a fact that’s underscored by a new study of the first 46 confirmed human H5N1 infections in the United States this year. But the case of an ill Canadian teen stands out because of its severity and because the source of exposure remains a mystery.

A national surge of norovirus — the highly contagious illness that can cause vomiting, diarrhea and low-grade fevers — has also sickened some residents across the D.C. region in recent weeks. Sometimes called the “stomach bug” or “stomach flu,