- Pandemic Flu.gov
 - Official U.S. government website for information on pandemic flu, swine flu, and avian influenza. - CDC: Seasonal Flu
- Includes updates on the October to May flu season in the U.S. Also has primer on the illness and types of flu viruses, and information on flu shots.
- FluWiki
- User-edited encyclopedia dedicated to distributing news and information about the avian flu.
- CDC: Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
- Offers basic information on the disease, overview of recent outbreaks, guidance for care providers, travel recommendations, hotline numbers, and links.
- NIAID: Flu (Influenza)
- Understanding the different types of flu, seasonal, avian, and pandemic. Resources include symptoms, treatment, research update, as well as related news and events. From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
- Avian Influenza A Virus Infections of Humans
- Covers cases of avian influenza viruses -- including H5N1, H9N2, and H7N7 -- infecting humans since the 1997. From the Centres for Disease Control.
- World Health Organization: Avian Influenza
- Latest information about H5N1 avian influenza, the infectious disease of birds caused by type A strains of the influenza virus and the significance of its transmission to humans. From the World Health Organisation.
- All About Flu
- Offers articles and discussions concerning flu symptoms and treatments.
- FluStar
- Tracks and reports the flu by region across the United States. From Roche Laboratories.
- FluWatch.com
- Tool that enables physicians and consumers to track the spread of Influenza using surveillance maps.
- Colds and Flu: Time Only Sure Cure
- Lists common and distinguishing symptoms of each disease and describes the medications that relieve the symptoms while the body's immune system cures the illness.
- eMedicineHealth: Flu in Adults
- Provides an overview of adult influenza and its causes, symptoms, and treatment.
- MedlinePlus: Flu
- Includes news related to influenza outbreaks and research, general information, symptoms, and prevention.
- 1918 Influenza Pandemic@
- KidsHealth: The Flu
- Helps kids understand the flu, including how to deal with it and tips for avoiding catching it.
- Influenza A Virus Replication
- Map of how the virus attacks cells and reproduces.
- World Health Organization: Influenza
- Offers information on worldwide surveillance of influenza, recommendations for flu vaccines, pandemic preparedness, and more.
- Pandemic Flu and You
- Details how a flu pandemic might affect individuals, families, and businesses. From the Trust for America's Health.
- KidsHealth: Is It a Cold or the Flu?
- Symptoms guide to help determine whether your child is ill with the flu or a cold.
- Seasonal Flu
- Information about influenza, flu vaccines, common flu symptoms, and the difference between the cold and the flu. From the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- wikiBirdFlu
- Community-created resource about avian influenza. Includes a guide to what bird flu is, how viruses change through mutation and antigenic shift, and an explanation of pandemic flu.
- NIFD: Influenza
- Explains what influenza (flu) is and how to cope with it, with special sections for consumers, health professionals, and the media. From the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NIFD).
- eMedicineHealth: Flu in Children
- Consumer health resource centre providing an overview of the flu in children and its causes, symptoms, and treatment.
- Avian Flu - The Pandemic Threat and the Global Strategy
- Offers webcast of the symposium on avian flu conducted by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
- BBC Health: Flu (Influenza)
- Disease information including vaccinations, risks, and treatment for the viral infection caused by the influenza virus.
- Is It a Cold or the Flu?
- Compares the common flu and cold symptoms to help patients determine which illness they may have.
- Better Homes and Gardens: Cold, Flu and Allergy Guide
- Interactive guide to help you investigate what ails you and what you can do about it.
- Treating Influenza
- Provides information on the flu and treatment options.
- Influenza Bibliography
- Provides information on current articles and publications for the worldwide influenza surveillance and research community. From the NIMR Library and Information Service.
- NIAID: Influenza Research at NIAID
- Features research findings, diagnostic progress, vaccine research, clinical studies, and news articles about flu. From the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
- National Vaccine Program Office: Pandemic Influenza
- Describes how influenza pandemics start and spread. Includes historical pandemics such as the 1918 Spanish Flu and pandemic scares such as the 1997 Avian Flu.
- NOAH: Influenza
- Consumer information about the different types of the flu, common symptoms, how it affects children, care and treatment, prevention, and vaccination.
- About.com: Flu Symptoms
- Describes some typical flu symptoms in children including nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
- BBC News: Swine Flu - Mapping the Outbreak
- Traces the spread of swine flu from Mexico to the United States, Canada, and other countries across the world. Includes key stories about the outbreak.
- CDC - Influenza (Flu) | The Disease
- Information resources about influenza (the flu), a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. Includes key facts, symptoms, and general information about how flu spreads.
- CDC: Influenza Symptoms
- Describes common flu symptoms and how to protect yourself.
- CDC: Pandemic Influenza (Flu)
- Official pandemic influenza resource page from the CDC. Includes ethical guidelines, preparedness tools, details on the use of respirators and masks to prevent flu, and more.
- Coral Cross: Can Information Outrun a Virus?
- Coral Cross is an Emergent Reality Game, an experiment in using gaming techniques to promote real public awareness and impact real events. Using information to fight the H1N1 swine flu outbreak. From the State of Hawaii Department of Health.
- Families Fighting Flu
- Families Fighting Flu (FFF) is a non-profit organisation made up of families and health care practitioners dedicated to educating people about the severity of influenza and the importance of vaccinating children against the flu every year.
- FluFACTS: Flu Symptoms
- Offers a symptom checker to learn what the symptoms are.
- FluFacts.com
- In-depth information on the flu, flu symptoms, and treatment options. From Roche Laboratories Inc.
- Influenza: A to B
- Provides clinical information, case studies, and learning materials devoted to the A and B types of influenza.
- MayoClinic: Flu
- Find information on flu, flu symptoms, flu shot, and flu treatment.
- MedicineNet: Influenza (Flu)
- Learn about flu symptoms, treatment, and causes. Also find out how long the flu lasts, how it's spread, when to get flu shots, and what types they prevent.
- MedlinePlus: Swine Flu
- Features latest news, diagnosis, symptoms and treatment.
- Nature: Warnings of a Flu Pandemic
- Special feature containing news and scientific reports about the potential for a new human flu pandemic in the near future.
- Red Cross: Pandemic Flu
- Quick reference and overview of pandemic flu from the Red Cross. Includes links to facts, health information, and resources.
- WebMD: Flu Symptoms & Types
- Learn more about the main flu symptoms so you can treat these early on. Includes flu types and possible complications.
- WebMD: Influenza Symptoms
- Defines the flu symptoms which often resemble the conditions of common cold such as fever, bodyaches, and fatigue.
- fluFACTS.com for Health Care Professionals
- Information about the flu including diagnosis, impact, contagiousness, and symptoms of Influenza types A and B. From Roche Laboratories Inc.
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