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“Nowadays, we are seeing a lot more Flu A and it’s been hitting people pretty hard.” According to the CDC, there are more H3N2 strains being reported now which is Type A flu. Dr. Martindale ...

Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that hospitals speed up testing people who are hospitalized with the flu for H5N1 bird flu. Health care workers in ...

This testing tells doctors specifically what subtype of flu – such as H1N1 or H3N2 – a person has. The CDC is calling on doctors and hospitals to perform subtyping on all hospitalized patients ...

However, nearly all seasonal flu going around right now is also flu A, particularly the H3N2 and H1N1 subtypes. The way to determine what subtype of flu A a person has is through a lab with more ...

Flu season is here in California, but other illnesses are also in the Golden State. Influenza cases increased during holiday gatherings and travels and have continued to rise since. In the week ...

However, nearly all seasonal flu going around right now is also flu A, particularly the H3N2 and H1N1 subtypes. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know.