influenza
IPA: ɪnfɫuˈɛnzʌ
noun
- (pathology) An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.
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Examples of "influenza" in Sentences
- He died in the influenza pandemic.
- The flu is still the influenza virus.
- Influenza is a very catching disease.
- He died in the influenza epidemic of 1918.
- The pneumonia developed from the influenza.
- Hearne died of bronchitis and influenza in 1932.
- Hindmarsh died in the influenza epidemic of 1918.
- The influenza article covers the topic in general.
- Modern trends in the diagnosis and treatment of influenza.
- In 1918 the base suffered outbreaks of influenza and diphtheria.
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