Asian flu
Americannoun
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When she contracted Asian flu, the virus paralyzed her with “a vise cluster of migraines.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
“I was on the cruiser Albany, unaware that the Asian flu existed until we became sick at sea after our exposure in Chile,” Dick wrote.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2020
The H1N1 virus that caused the 1918 Spanish flu disappeared when the H2N2 virus that touched off the Asian flu pandemic emerged in 1957.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 9, 2018
In the event, she did get it, as well as Asian flu, a banged nose, "swollen eyes", a "migraine headache" and a pair of infected teeth.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2013
Because of its conservative financial approach and its entrepreneurial strengths, Taiwan suffered little compared with many of its neighbors from "the Asian flu" in 1998.
From The 1999 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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