According to the CDC, mainly antigenic shifts over about 20 years led to the development of novel H1N1 flu virus. A diagram that illustrates both antigenic shift and drift (see Figure 2) and features influenza A types H1N1 and bird flu (H5N1), but almost every influenza A viral strain can...
A US CDC study found that children are most likely to get sick from flu and that people 65 and older are least likely to get sick from influenza. Median incidence values (or attack rate) by age group were 9.3% for children 0-17 years, 8.8% for...
According to the CDC, mainly antigenic shifts over about 20 years led to the development of novel H1N1 flu virus. A diagram that illustrates both antigenic shift and drift (see Figure 2) and features influenza A types H1N1 and bird flu (H5N1), but almost every influenza A viral strain can...
This article provides information on a Centers for Disease Control proposal for stricter influenza guidelines. The proposal would require airlines and cruise lines to report to federal health officials any passengers with symptoms of the disease. The expanded quarantine guidelines enables the advance ...
CDC guidelines recommend increased outreach efforts to educate dairy workers, particularly in culturally and linguistically appropriate formats, about infection risks and proper PPE usage. The findings also emphasize the need for broader surveillance to detect asymptomatic or mild cases, which can go ...
Monitoring your symptoms is fairly easy: “Obviously, people know when they have a fever,” Chow said. Sticking to symptom-based guidelines rather than testing will help curb most infectious outbreaks, according to the CDC. That’s how they do it in Australia, France, and Canada, without...
A new CDC advisory lowers the recommended age that Americans receive a pneumococcal vaccine to help prevent pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses. Previously, Americans over the age of 65 were recommended to get the shot; now, the age has been lowered to 50 and older. Besides older adults, ...
Thirty-five states experienced a 'high' or worse level of influenza-like illness activity during the week ending Jan. 6, according to the CDC.
For example, with COVID-19, it's important to follow CDC guidelines, which include isolating for at least five days -- or longer if symptoms don't improve -- and wearing a mask around others. Additionally, they can be prescribed Paxlovid if they are at risk of severe illness. With fl...
These guidelines may seem basic, but they’re effective in warding off the spread of infections. Richard Besser, acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said, "Control of an outbreak of infectious disease is a shared responsibility. It’s important that...