Viruses causing influenza are highly contagious, which spread quickly in the communities and affect the lungs of infected patients. These diseases can cause fever, cough, body aches, and sometimes ...

Here's what parents need to know about the influenza vaccine for babies and children, plus why it's so important.

It spreads through inhalation or contact with the fluids from an infected person's coughs or sneezes. 2 While often linked to ...

Flu weakens the immune system, making the lungs susceptible to bacterial infections like pneumonia. This overlap increases ...

Nasal irrigation can be a useful addition to the management of chronic upper respiratory conditions, including nasal ...

Two new studies, one based on households in southeast Michigan and one involving hospitalized Japanese adults, compare ...

Seven-year-old Harmony from Sheffield is supporting The Children’s Hospital Charity by taking part in Theo’s Pyjama Day in ...

Separate infection surveillance by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) suggests infection rates rose 15% in the last ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections in children under two years old, resulting in significant morbidity and a heavy economic burden on healthcare ...

Still, it is wise to treat anyone with severe gastrointestinal symptoms as if they could have norovirus, prompting those ...

In addition to the cold and flu, many are falling ill to RSV, COVID and norovirus this winter. How to know what you have.

A new scoping review examines the impact of respiratory bacteria on the severity of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) ...