Additionally, wastewater activity level currently shows moderate levels of COVID, very high levels of flu and high levels of RSV in Florida, the CDC says. "People who are infected

Florida is seeing a “very high” amount of activity as new variants of viruses are going around, most notably the flu (Influenza A).

With hospitalizations being at an all-time high throughout this year‘s flu season, health professionals are concerned seeing a decline in people getting vaccinated.

Norovirus outbreaks are common throughout the year, but prevalent from November to April. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said this year's number of reported norovirus outbreaks has exceeded the numbers in the recent years before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The CDC’s overall snapshot of respiratory illness activity in Florida remains very high. The CDC has measured moderate levels of flu and RSV activity in wastewater. In emergency room visits, the CDC found an increasing amount of very high flu activity. RSV activity in emergency departments is still high, but it’s decreasing.

MIAMI - Florida ranks second in the nation for confirmed norovirus outbreaks, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The highly contagious virus, often referred to as the "stomach bug," is spreading rapidly this season, particularly in crowded settings like cruise ships.

Once again, it’s flu season in Florida. But the data shows that some areas are getting hit harder than others.

Experts believe one of the reasons why the number of overdose deaths in Florida is dropping is because cities like Jacksonville are making Narcan more accessible.

Parts of the country, including Florida, have seen a rise in cases this year of norovirus, a contagious virus that often causes vomiting, diarrhea, nausea and stomach pain. People know it as the stomach flu, stomach bug or the “cruise ship virus” because it’s often the cause of most diarrhea outbreaks on cruise ships.

Signaling hope in the battle against opioids, Central Florida saw a nearly 7% drop in deadly drug overdoses between 2021 and 2023, part of a trend of declines seen throughout the U.S. after the frightening surges of the preceding decade.

For most people RSV is like a cold, but for infants and older people it can lead to serious infections. Here's what to know.

Jen Fisher can do only so much to keep her son safe from the types of infections that children can encounter at school. The rest, she said, is up to other students and parents in their hometown of Franklin,