As it becomes sweater weather, visions of pumpkin patches, hay rides, and trick-or-treating dance in our heads. However, it also means another thing is on the horizon: flu season. But what if I ...

It happened again in 2009, when a human and swine flu switched genes, unleashing the H1N1 swine flu outbreak that killed roughly 500,000 people. Already there is evidence this virus is swapping genes.

Doctor fears "vaccine hesitancy" is contributing to worst flu season in 15 years 04:14. Levels of influenza nationwide are now at the highest they have been since the peak of the 2009 swine flu ...

The 2009–2010 flu season—when the novel H1N1 (aka swine flu) emerged—stands out for hitting a decades' high of 7.7 very early in the season (week 42). Credit: ...

The 2009 swine flu pandemic, for example, resulted from a zoonotic transmission from hogs to humans. About 25% of the human population was infected with the new variant and more than half a ...

At the same time, recent CDC data shows that seasonal influenza A is rising across the U.S. — specifically the H1N1 (swine flu) and H3N2 strains.

Swine flu has been detected in pigs at the Oakland County Fair. The fair ran from July 7 to July 16. According to a news release from Oakland County, several pigs began showing symptoms on July 14.

The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years. One indicator of flu activity is the percentage of doctor’s office visits driven by flu-like ...

LANSING, Mich. — A human case of the swine flu, otherwise known as the influenza A H3N2 variant, has been detected in Ingham County, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human ...