As North Carolina illness rates spike post-holidays, here's what to know about the spread of flu, stomach flu and COVID-19.

RSV is usually contagious for three to eight days. A patient also may be contagious a day or two before experiencing symptoms, the CDC said. Infants and those with weakened immune systems, however, ...

Those infected with the flu are most contagious during the first three days, the CDC said. In some cases, however, people can ...

We get it, it's the holiday season. No one wants to get family and friends sick -- and no one wants to miss out, either. With COVID rates up across the country, health experts are urging people to ...

Experts say COVID-era safety provisions are now central to how long-term care homes manage infectious disease.

"You're just going to have these long-haul symptoms." Yet because of how rare long haulers are, and how new the research around COVID is, many experts are still cautious about making sweeping ...

The question is simple: how long is someone with COVID contagious? The answer is complicated! One reference from GoodRx.com gave a bare bones summary. 1. People are most contagious with COVID in the ...

(NEXSTAR) – Early studies indicate omicron may have a shorter incubation period than prior coronavirus variants, but does that affect how long someone is contagious with the virus? The Centers for ...

With flu cases surging in Illinois as a new and mutated variant rapidly spreads, mitigating spread of those who contract the virus is increasingly important. But how long are you actually contagious ...

Like the flu and COVID, the symptoms of a cold are often coughing, a sore throat, tiredness and sometimes a fever. However, ...

A newer COVID variant called XFG is currently fueling cases of the virus across the country. Nicknamed “Stratus,” this variant first took hold over the summer and now makes up nearly 70% of COVID-19 ...