Influenza, the virus responsible for flu, is known to spread through aerosols (microscopic droplets) released when an ...

Statewide, the Washington State Department of Health has reported 39 lab-confirmed influenza deaths so far this season, compared with five reported at the same point last season.

Subclade K (previously known as J.2.4.1) is gaining attention because it appears to be spreading much earlier in the flu ...