With rising influenza infection rates nationwide, and in Pennsylvania specifically, any cough or sneeze might trigger concern about spreading infections. With such high rates of infection, doctors are ...

Aches and pains. Pain (think: body aches and a sore throat) is also a tip off that you’re dealing with a virus like a cold.

As we make our way though cold and flu season, this is what we're doing to protect our health and avoid getting sick.

The 30-day risk of death during the 2022 to 2023 season was 1% in those with COVID-19, 0.7% in those with flu, and 0.7% in those with RSV. All mortality and hospitalization rates were similar in ...

Influenza, RSV, COVID ... flu, COVID and RSV," according to LMPHW. "The spike, in and of itself, is not unusual, because we expect this in this time of year," Burns said. "Because of the cold ...

A test can confirm if you have the flu or cold. Flu vs. COVID-19 Like the flu, COVID is also a contagious respiratory infection. But the coronavirus causes COVID, while the influenza virus causes ...

Health officials noted, however, that the peak of last year’s cold-and-flu (and now covid) season already had come and gone by late January. Dr. Amy Crawford-Faucher, a family physician who ...

Virus's are ramping up this winter season: Influenza A, COVID-19, RSV and the Norovirus cases have struck many states. The flu virus typically spikes between late January and mid-February ...

“It’s unfortunate that vaccine hesitancy has increased since the pandemic, but the flu vaccine is proven safe and effective,” he said. COVID-19 cases are also on the rise in the ...

Above all, if you’re symptomatic, stay at home to keep from getting others sick. To treat a cold, flu or COVID-19, rest and drink fluids. You can take pain relievers to lower a fever or help ...

Respiratory illness has been surging around Winnipeg and Manitoba, with emergency departments getting slammed during cold ... flu shot, only 15 per cent of eligible people have received a seasonal ...

(Mike Simms/CBC) Newfoundland and Labrador's top doctor says the ongoing cold ... this flu season, says N.L. health official Save a loved one and get vaccinations for flu and COVID-19, Fitzgerald ...