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  Flu sufferers can spread germs up to nearly 2 metres

  Turns out that flu sufferers can emit small virus particles into the air at greater distances than previously thought -- at a whopping six feet, or nearly two metres.

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  Chinese genetics may explain how flu virus hits some groups harder

  A genetic variant commonly found in Chinese people may help explain why some got seriously ill with swine flu, a discovery scientists say could help pinpoint why flu viruses hit some populations particularly hard and change how they are treated.

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  U.S. flu outbreak levelling off, except in the West: CDC

  New government figures show thatflu casesseem to be levelling off nationwide. Flu activityis declining in most regions althoughstill rising in the West.

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  Many confused by difference between flu and 'stomach flu'

  As almost Canadians have heard by now, the country is knee-deep in a flu outbreak. Just about everyone knows someone who’s been felled by illness. But as the virus circulates, so too does the confusion about what is really flu, and what is what we all like to call “stomach flu.”

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  Nearly all U.S. states now reporting widespread flu: CDC

  Flu is now widespread in all but three states as the nation grapples with an earlier-than-normal season. But there was one bit of good news Friday: The number of hard-hit areas declined.

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  Hospitals overwhelmed by flu and norovirus patients

  As both the flu and the stomach infection nororvirus sweep across Canada, hospitals all over the country say they are being pushed to the limit.

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  40 U.S. states in grips of early, hard-hitting flu season

  From the Rocky Mountains to New England, hospitals are swamped with people with flu symptoms. Some medical centres have limited visitors, and one Pennsylvania hospital set up a tent outside its ER to handle the feverish patients.

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  Google searches, social media map out flu cases across Canada

  As an unusually intense flu season grips much of North America, tracking the flu has become a lot easier online, thanks to Google and social media.

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  Thousands of Canadians struck by aggressive strain of flu virus

  Flu season has arrived early this year, causing a dramatic spike in the number of influenza cases across the country.

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  Spread of influenza-like virus hits more health facilities in N.L.

  The largest health authority in Newfoundland has closed more health facilities to visitors as an influenza-like virus continues to spread.