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H5N1 Pandemic Alert: CDC Warns of 9 Mutations in Bird Flu Virus Capable of Infecting Humans
The H5N1 virus has mutated meaning it has begun to adapt to infect humans better raising new questions about H5N1's pandemic ...
Respiratory virus activity remains 'high' in US and will 'continue for several more weeks': CDC
Respiratory viruses are continuing to spread across the United States and such activity "is expected to continue for several ...
Has a ‘quademic’ hit the US? 4 viral infections and what to know about them
Four viruses are circulating in the U.S., sparking concerns of a possible “quademic." Here's what to know about risk factors ...
On This Day: CDC confirms first U.S. case of COVID-19
On Jan. 21, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the United States' first known case of novel ...
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Flu, COVID, and RSV: RSV Season Peaks Across Most of the U.S.
As of Jan. 20, the CDC reports that RSV activity has peaked in most of the U.S., particularly among young children—a group ...
CDC urges doctors to speed subtyping of patients hospitalized with the flu to better track H5N1 infections
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect ...
CDC calls for testing hospitalized flu patients to determine whether they have bird flu
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking that people with flu severe enough to require hospitalization ...
CDC urges hospitals to fast-track bird flu testing
Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that hospitals speed up testing people who are ...
Some of country's highest levels of respiratory illness reported in New Hampshire, CDC says
New Hampshire has some of the highest levels of respiratory illness in the country, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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CDC report reveals COPD as the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S.
Chronic lower respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are the sixth leading cause of ...
CDC wants more, faster testing for bird flu as outbreak grows
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients ...
As bird flu affects more people and animals, CDC urges faster testing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals treating people for the flu should test them for avian ...