The novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has several similarities to the flu, but there are also key differences. Both are viruses and cause fever, cough, body aches, fatigue and sometimes vomiting and ...

Dear A.T.R.: Both colds and influenza (the "flu") are respiratory illnesses that are caused by viruses. Influenza is caused ...

ANSWER: Both colds and influenza (the “flu”) are respiratory illnesses that are caused by viruses. Influenza is caused specifically by the influenza viruses, which come in two main types (A and B).

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- With all eyes on China and travelers coming into airports, it's easy to forget an even greater public health threat to Americans is already here: the flu. The U.S. Centers for ...

From the closing of borders to mandatory quarantines, governments around the world are taking drastic steps to try to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Past outbreaks provide a blueprint for ...

Last year, 34,000 people died of the flu. This year's flu season isn't over, but it is on course to be one of the worst in a decade. Add to that the fears surrounding the deadly coronavirus, which are ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Amid a deepening pandemic, doctors are crediting masking, hand-washing and distancing with stopping one virulent disease in its tracks--the flu. "The silver lining is we're not seeing ...

LOS ANGELES -- With all eyes on China and travelers coming into airports, it's easy to forget an even greater public health threat to Americans is already here: the flu. The U.S. Centers for Disease ...