Category: Influenza

Flu viruses spread mainly from person to person through coughing or sneezing from people with influenza. Most adults may be able to infect others beginning one day before symptoms develop and up to five days after becoming sick. That means that you may be able to pass …

Each year, influenza and its related complications cause thousands of children to get sick, become hospitalized and miss school–and some even die. To help protect children from this serious disease, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases’ (NFID) Childhood Influenza Immunization Coalition (CIIC) is urging parents to schedule an influenza vaccination …