Medically reviewed by Jenny Sweigard, MD Influenza A is the most common type of flu virus that makes you sick during the colder months. This type of flu is highly contagious. In fact, you can ...

Influenza A is further divided into subtypes. You may have heard of H1N1 or H3N2 – those are the two dominant types of influenza A circulating right now, according to the CDC.

Influenza A is more commonly seen earlier in flu season, in the winter months, while influenza B seems to crop up later, around early spring. Dumford expects the shift to happen this year in late ...

“Influenza B can be severe as well, but influenza A is the dominant version of influenza infecting people right now.” Both types spread the same way, cause similar symptoms, and are most ...

Influenza A is more commonly seen earlier in flu season, in the winter months, while influenza B seems to crop up later, around early spring.

Influenza A is believed to be the most severe type of flu virus for humans, although this is the subject of debate, as there is some evidence to suggest that influenza B might be equally as dangerous.

The dominance of influenza A at this point in the flu season is to be expected. Influenza A is more commonly seen earlier in flu season, in the winter months, while influenza B seems to crop up ...

(NEXSTAR) – The flu is spreading far and wide across the U.S. – and influenza A is largely to blame. Of all the flu tests reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since the ...

Influenza A is more commonly seen earlier in flu season, in the winter months, while influenza B seems to crop up later, around early spring.