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Pathology.

a form of epidemic influenza caused by a virus believed to have been carried from Asia in the late 1950s.

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Also called Asian influenza.

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asialism, Asia Minor, Asian, Asian American, Asian elephant, Asian flu, Asian influenza, Asian pear, Asian semi-longhair, Asian shorthair, Asian tiger mosquito

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Today, the city is an Asian hipster outpost, with shopping malls, clothing boutiques, and mixologist-prepared cocktails.
Cambodia’s Smoke-and-Mirrors Democracy|David Shaftel|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Just 47 percent of Asian-Americans voted in the 2012 presidential election.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Asian-Americans may vote for Democrats now, but they are a highly persuadable—and growing—part of the electorate.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Asian-Americans are a group of persuadable swing voters, growing faster than any other group in America today.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

In 1992, Republican George H.W. Bush won the Asian-American vote by 24 points.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Pope was a bachelor, and his valet inconsiderately took the “flu.”
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
This condition caused many "flu" patients to develop pneumonia and to die.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
Grisel explained that it was pneumonia following on "flu," and he heard her blow her poor little nose.
Happy House|Betsey Riddle, Freifrau von Hutten zum Stolzenberg
We were close upon the Asian shore, and I put the helm down to go about.
Paul Patoff|F. Marion Crawford
I wish some of those fellows with the flu could have you to look after them.
Quin|Alice Hegan Rice

British Dictionary definitions for Asian flu

Asian flu

noun

a type of influenza recurring in worldwide epidemics, caused by a virus (A2 strain or subsequent antigenic variants), which apparently originated in China in 1957

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