Nineteen-year-old U.S. Army Pvt. David Lewis set out from Fort Dix on a 50-mile hike with his unit on Feb. 5, 1976. On that bitter cold day, he collapsed and died. Autopsy specimens unexpectedly ...

Swine flu, known as pandemic influenza or swine influenza, is an influenza virus that makes individuals ill. It is a ...

Swine flu, scientifically known as the H1N1 virus, is making headlines again as cases surge in various parts of the country, ...

A new study has identified an influenza virus circulating in pigs that shows multiple traits associated with pandemic potential. Known as H1N2, the virus belongs to a lineage of flu viruses that ...

Complications related to the upper airways, including sinusitis or otitis; Pulmonary complications, including bronchitis, asthma (sometimes with status asthmaticus), and acute exacerbations of chronic ...

The recent deaths from H1N1 influenza of two Eastern Iowans in the prime of their life drives home the threat this influenza pandemic poses. Unlike the regular seasonal flu, which normally attacks the ...

The World Health Organization meets next Tuesday to decide if the H1N1 flu pandemic has officially peaked. Cases of pandemic flu have been decreasing. However, a third wave of the flu had been ...