Benzie County Central Schools is asking parents and students to not only be mindful of spreading diseases, but also avoid missing class during the cold and flu season. "We ask that you keep your child ...

The Public Health Agency of Canada is part of the federal health portfolio. Our activities focus on protecting against threats to public health, preventing and reducing diseases and injury, and ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.

— The flu, caused by influenza viruses that are always changing, leads to fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny nose, body ...

The CDC is reporting a surge in emergency room visits for respiratory illnesses, including influenza, RSV, and COVID-19, with ...

According to the CDC, “flu symptoms usually come on suddenly.” Some of the most common symptoms include fever or feeling ...

There’s no medication for norovirus. Instead, you’ll need to rehydrate as much as possible with water and other liquids. Seek ...

A number of states are seeing a spike in hospital visits caused by respiratory illnesses as we enter the New Year.

You may commonly notice a wet or dry cough in kids. Coughing is a defensive response that clears the airways of irritants, ...

In today’s Health Alert, with coughing, sneezing, and other symptoms going around, how can you tell which illness you might ...

But that’s not always how serious illness plays out. Children who need to be on ventilators, have tracheostomies or ...

HMPV is similar to the common cold for most people. Symptoms include a stuffy or runny nose, coughing, shortness of breath, ...