From 1976: At least 15 people had died of a flu outbreak in Spokane County, adding to fears that a “swine flu” epidemic had reached Spokane. “The grim statistics, which follow an influenza epidemic, ...

Nineteen-year-old U.S. Army Pvt. David Lewis set out from Fort Dix on a 50-mile hike with his unit on Feb. 5, 1976. On that bitter cold day, he collapsed and died. Autopsy specimens unexpectedly ...

Remember when pandemics were something we only read about in history books? Good times. Today, we’re looking back at when Bulgaria swine flu became a big deal. It’s a story of how it spread, the ...

Every parent has heard about the swine flu or what is now being called the H1N1 virus. The World Health Organization is calling it a pandemic, which means a worldwide epidemic. The name has nothing to ...

Seasonal influenza, or the flu, is a common respiratory illness caused by flu viruses. It’s widespread and most people ...

A new study has identified an influenza virus circulating in pigs that shows multiple traits associated with pandemic potential. Known as H1N2, the virus belongs to a lineage of flu viruses that ...

Swine flu, known as pandemic influenza or swine influenza, is an influenza virus that makes individuals ill. It is a ...

NBC's chief science and health correspondent Robert Bazell answers your questions about the swine flu vaccine. Should there be concern because this vaccine was rushed that there may not have been as ...