Influenza /tags/influenza Influenza en-US Copyright © 2024 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 22:42:38 GMT CDC confirms the first human case of H5 bird flu in Missouri but says public risk is low /news-briefs/2024-09-06/cdc-confirms-the-first-human-case-of-h5-bird-flu-in-missouri-but-says-public-risk-is-low The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services detected the first human case of H5 bird flu in Missouri. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the case. Infection transmission among the public remains low. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 22:42:38 GMT /news-briefs/2024-09-06/cdc-confirms-the-first-human-case-of-h5-bird-flu-in-missouri-but-says-public-risk-is-low Andrea Y. Henderson Wash U researchers find flu can have lingering effects similar to long COVID's /health-science-environment/2024-02-09/wash-u-researchers-find-flu-can-have-lingering-effects-similar-to-long-covid Scientists at Washington University have found that patients hospitalized with the flu can display long-term effects similar to those found in long COVID patients. The scientists studied Veterans Administration records to compare outcomes of the two viruses. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 17:20:23 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-02-09/wash-u-researchers-find-flu-can-have-lingering-effects-similar-to-long-covid Sarah Fentem Flu cases are rising quickly in the St. Louis region /health-science-environment/2022-12-05/flu-cases-are-rising-quickly-in-the-st-louis-region Some of the same safety precautions that were encouraged to stop the spread of COVID-19 are also useful for preventing influenza. Tue, 06 Dec 2022 03:34:34 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-12-05/flu-cases-are-rising-quickly-in-the-st-louis-region Kate Grumke St. Louis' Response To The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic Was Lauded. Rightly So? /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-04-01/st-louis-response-to-the-1918-spanish-flu-pandemic-was-lauded-rightly-so In determining the best guidelines for government action during the COVID-19 outbreak, city leaders and officials are looking at how different metros… Wed, 01 Apr 2020 20:46:09 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-04-01/st-louis-response-to-the-1918-spanish-flu-pandemic-was-lauded-rightly-so Emily Woodbury Researchers Step Up Efforts To Develop A 'Universal' Flu Vaccine /2020-02-27/researchers-step-up-efforts-to-develop-a-universal-flu-vaccine Scientists are pushing hard to find a more effective way to prevent nearly all seasonal flu strains with one shot. For starters, they're paying volunteers to spend a 10-day stint in "Hotel Influenza." Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:00:12 GMT /2020-02-27/researchers-step-up-efforts-to-develop-a-universal-flu-vaccine Shahla Farzan Volunteers Get Paid To Take A 'Strange, Twisted Vacation' At St. Louis' Hotel Influenza /health-science-environment/2019-12-18/volunteers-get-paid-to-take-a-strange-twisted-vacation-at-st-louis-hotel-influenza Sarah King isn’t afraid of having the flu — in fact, she considers herself an “excellent sick person.”“I have a pretty high pain tolerance,” King said.… Wed, 18 Dec 2019 11:26:41 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-12-18/volunteers-get-paid-to-take-a-strange-twisted-vacation-at-st-louis-hotel-influenza Shahla Farzan Mild Missouri Winter Keeps The Flu At Bay — For Now /health-science-environment/2019-01-11/mild-missouri-winter-keeps-the-flu-at-bay-for-now The number of cases reported in Missouri this flu season is only a fifth of last year’s, thanks in part to mild temperatures.There have been 5,460 flu… Fri, 11 Jan 2019 12:59:18 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-01-11/mild-missouri-winter-keeps-the-flu-at-bay-for-now Sarah Fentem 'A person should get vaccinated': Flu shots could stop another brutal flu season /health-science-environment/2018-10-17/a-person-should-get-vaccinated-flu-shots-could-stop-another-brutal-flu-season Missouri health officials are urging people to get a flu shot this year to prevent a repeat of 2017’s brutal flu season.As of Oct. 6, health officials… Wed, 17 Oct 2018 10:27:26 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-10-17/a-person-should-get-vaccinated-flu-shots-could-stop-another-brutal-flu-season Sarah Fentem Wash U researchers' study of flu genome could predict pandemic /health-science-environment/2018-02-02/wash-u-researchers-study-of-flu-genome-could-predict-pandemic Washington University scientists are identifying genetic features of flu viruses to investigate how to predict flu pandemics. In a study published in the… Fri, 02 Feb 2018 17:14:20 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-02-02/wash-u-researchers-study-of-flu-genome-could-predict-pandemic Chad Davis With a rise in flu cases, what can be done to prevent, treat it? /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-01-22/with-a-rise-in-flu-cases-what-can-be-done-to-prevent-treat-it The St. Louis County Department of Public Health reports 1,282 cases of influenza in the first week of January. The illness is also causing a low blood… Mon, 22 Jan 2018 22:09:38 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-01-22/with-a-rise-in-flu-cases-what-can-be-done-to-prevent-treat-it Lara Hamdan