All news on the topic: Flu

Hospitals have reported a rise in admissions and the type which has driven a big rise in the USA has been detected in the UK

A study of 1,000 festival fans found one in 10 will get sunstroke, while more than a fifth will get sunburnt, and 11% will return home with a cold or flu

Julie Theobald was admitted to an intensive care unit in Melbourne on June 10 after a sniffly bout of the flu worsened and she contracted pneumonia

Cases of a potentially lethal infection spread by mosquitoes have been reported in Europe after being brought back by tourists

Dr Robert Redfield warned that the next global pandemic is a case of 'when' not 'if' and that the virus' morality rate could be as high as 50% in those infected

Emma Cox went to Bali but came home with a tropical virus and was told to quarantine in hospital. She was diagnosed with dengue virus after being bitten by a mosquito

Alan Curan, 54, from Glasgow, had been working as a courier and stopped by a sick colleague's house. He caught an illness - and died for 28 minutes before being brought back to life

Dengue fever, also known as breakbone fever, is a viral infection that is spread by mosquitoes and can be fatal if left untreated. Here are the early warning signs to look out for

An invasive mosquito species has been found in 13 EU countries with experts attributing the rise in dengue fever in Europe to their presence

The World Health Organization has been notified of the case as it is the first confirmed human infection caused by avian influenza A(H5N1) virus detected and reported by Australia

Buried deep inside a long forgotten mining town in Canada, an urban explorer took a tour of a creepy, abandoned cemetery with a rich history of war, poisoning and deadly disease.

A man in Mexico has died after contracting a strain of bird flu that hasn’t been seen in humans before - here are the key symptoms to look out for, and how to avoid catching the virus

A child has become seriously ill from swimming in a river in England and contracting Weil’s disease - now Brits are being urged to stay vigilant and look out for symptoms

Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, the UN agency's acting director for pandemic preparedness, believes there is no doubt Europe will face another pandemic threat - most likely from the influenza virus

The child contracted the H5N1 strain of the disease, which has been spreading globally and causing widespread deaths among birds, upon returning to the Australian state of Victoria from overseas

The NHS is rolling out the its Spring vaccination programme for Covid-19 as cases are on the rise, and are urging certain groups of the population to come forward

Tom Davies was fit and healthy before he went on a 10-day break to Tenerife in April 2022. But he was left bed-bound after he was struck down with a mystery illness

There are a number of reasons a cough might not go away, but sore throats and coughs usually clear up by themselves within a week or so. These are the signs to look out for

The new blood test would allow doctors to determine whether a person may be at higher risk of a stroke or cognitive decline during their lifetime, say scientists

From flu to coronavirus to the ominously-named 'Disease X', epidemiologists around the world have ranked what they believe will be the most likely cause of the next global pandemic after Covid-19

Breastmilk's health properties have always been touted as the gold standard for babies and now experts are saying that one of its proteins has remarkable health benefits for everyone

An alert about the mystery virus circulated via international public health surveillance system ProMed as 60 people were reported with the sickness in Argentina

The dengue virus typically leaves sufferers with flu-like symptoms, but in more severe cases it can result in people bleeding from the gums or finding blood in their stool

Heading into the Masters, golf legend Tiger Woods is in an unusual position, entering the tournament at a ranking well below where he, fellow players and fans expect him to be

Experts are warning humanity is getting dangerously close to another pandemic, which will likely be caused by Avian flu - a deadly virus that has already been detected in both the UK and the US