Flu virus

The researchers found that the ketogenic diet triggered the release of gamma delta T cells, immune system cells that produce mucus in the cell linings of the lung while the high-carbohydrate diet did not. read more

Swine flu (H1N1) cases are projected to cross 10,000 this week, with 2,666 new cases in just one week ending February 10, taking India’s H1N1 count to 9,367 in the first 40 days of 2019. There have been 312 deaths. read more

Novel viruses cause pandemics because humans have no immunity against them. The last big flu pandemic was caused by the novel H1N1 virus, which killed close to 300,000 people in 2009-10. read more

Common cold and flu is very debilitating and you have many questions around it. Can you get the flu from your pet, should you get flu shots, and how severe can it really be? We get an expert to answer basic questions about the shape-shifting virus. read more