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Tag: Flu
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Did Flu Season Spark Brain Complications in Kids?
WASHINGTON — This year’s harsh flu season – the most intense in 15 years – has federal health officials trying to understand if it sparked an increase in a rare but life-threatening brain complication in children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 19,000 people have died from the flu so far this winter,…
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What I Do When We Have the Flu
A cute rhyming title for a pretty blah experience. Recently the flu hit our household. Only one family member was struck (so far, knock on wood) and has recovered and I wanted to take a minute and write down what helped us. I like to do this to reference myself in the future but also…
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Bird Flu Prompts New York to Shut Live Bird Markets
On Feb. 7, New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued an order to temporarily close live bird markets after cases of avian influenza, or bird flu, were detected in seven markets in Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx in the past week. The closures apply to all bird markets, including those that didn’t report any cases, in…
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Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new strain of bird flu : Shots
The variant of H5N1 bird flu has been circulating in wild birds, but this is the first time it’s been detected in cattle. Dusty Pixel photography/Getty Images/Moment RF hide caption toggle caption Dusty Pixel photography/Getty Images/Moment RF A variant of H5N1 bird flu that has circulated widely in wild birds — and in several instances…
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What to Know About the H5N9 Bird Flu
In late January, scientists at the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) reported the first cases of H5N9 avian influenza in the U.S., on a duck farm in California. The latest strain isn’t a surprise, say public-health experts, since influenza takes different forms in different species and is constantly mutating. But the appearance of H5N9…
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Waffle House Charges Diners Extra For Eggs Amid Raging Bird Flu
The bird flu outbreak started three years ago and continues to rage today, per NPR. It’s part of the reason behind soaring egg prices across the nation. Now, Waffle House is choosing not to bear the high costs alone. Instead, the breakfast chain is relying on its diners for the extra coins to keep cooking eggs!…
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On the frontline against bird flu, egg farmers fear they’re losing the battle : Shots
A worker moves crates of eggs on Jan. 11, 2024 at the Sunrise Farms processing plant in Petaluma, Calif., which has seen outbreaks of avian flu. Terry Chea/AP hide caption toggle caption Terry Chea/AP Greg Herbruck knew 6.5 million of his birds needed to die, and fast. But the CEO of Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch wasn’t…
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How RFK Jr. might handle the threat of bird flu if he’s confirmed : Shots
If confirmed, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary, would have major influence over how the country responds to the bird flu outbreak and prepares for a possible future pandemic. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Bird flu’s unprecedented spread among livestock and other mammals in the…
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Does the First U.S. Death Mean Bird Flu Is Getting More Dangerous?
Any time a person catches H5N1, or bird flu, their infection is a chance for the virus to mutate in the wrong direction. When someone dies from the bird flu—as an elderly Louisiana man did on Jan. 6, becoming the first U.S. death from the disease—experts get especially concerned. Could this person’s deadly infection signal…
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First bird flu death in the U.S. has been reported in Louisiana : Shots
The H5N1 bird flu virus has infected more than 65 people in the U.S. during this current outbreak. Callista Images/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Callista Images/Getty Images The U.S. has recorded its first death of a person infected with bird flu. The patient was a resident of southwest Louisiana who was hospitalized last month…
