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Influenza outbreak: According to doctors, this is due to Influenza A subtype H3N2 virus, and it is causing viral fever, common flu, and influenza-like symptoms, including respiratory illness
Although seasonal influenza is at its peak in January-March and August-October, the NCDC has asked people to be wary of getting the flu which can be life-threatening in certain circumstances
Washington has doomed Europe to hunger, cold and isolation, said Vyacheslav Volodin, Chairman of Russia's lower parliament house, the State Duma
The findings, showed that the immune system's antibodies against one coronavirus spike protein could, potentially, also recognise other similar spike protein as disease-causing
The minimum temperature in most places of Kashmir stayed close to the freezing point as the residents continue to experience warmer than expected nights, officials said here on Thursday
Five Indian companies will manufacture military grade extreme cold weather clothing system aimed at fulfilling the Indian Army requirements and also to export these to other countries.
Srinagar and most other parts of Kashmir experienced the coldest night of season so far as the mercury plummeted several degrees below zero across valley, resulting in freezing of water supply lines
An Australian randomised controlled trial of vitamin D supplements has found they do not protect most people from developing colds, flu and other acute respiratory infections
Many viruses, including rhinovirus - the usual culprit in the common cold - and influenza, remain infectious longer and replicate faster in colder temperatures
As the minimum temperature in Delhi dropped to 10 degrees Celsius, the season's lowest so far, the IMD said it will declare a cold wave in the city if the situation persists for another day
The factors responsible for such a cold December are a 'very long spell' of icy winds and a layer of fog lingering over vast swathes of the northern plains for 10-12 days
With a numbing cold continuing to sweep Delhi-NCR, the region is expected to record its second-coldest December since 1901
Flu or influenza is a respiratory infection caused by the influenza virus, which is found in nose and throat
Gautam Buddha Nagar DM ordered the change of school timings for Nursery to Class VIII with effect from December 9