In the wake of multiple cases of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) in India, multiple questions about its causes and symptoms seem ...

Knowing when to seek treatment at urgent care vs. emergency department helps alleviate strain on healthcare system and ensure ...

While many of the germs that cause this misery can circulate throughout the year, scientists think that the winter surge of ...

Learn about respiratory viruses during viral season and how to stay safe. Dr. Matthew Muller discusses COVID-19, RSV, influenza, and more.

While RSV isn’t any more virulent than the cold, flu or COVID, the same precautions are recommended in order to control its ...

Patients are coming in with “more severe symptoms, slowing our ability to discharge them,” one hospital official said.

UPMC saw an increase in RSV cases in its health system, including in Lancaster County, a spokesperson said Jan. 7, especially ...

Norovirus is commonly known as the stomach flu. This virus was discovered in 1972 during research into an outbreak of ...

Dr. Gabriela Andujar Vazquez, with Dartmouth Health, is answering viewer questions as winter illnesses continue to spread.

Over 160,000 people this season have landed in the hospital from flu complications, CDC estimates. More than 6,600 have died.

RSV is usually contagious for three to eight days. A patient also may be contagious a day or two before experiencing symptoms ...