avian influenza

[ ey-vee-uhn in-floo-en-zuh ]

/ ˈeɪ vi ən ˌɪn fluˈɛn zə /

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noun Pathology

a form of influenza that afflicts poultry and other birds, and that is transmissible to humans: An earlier outbreak of avian influenza had been reported in the Northeast last month.

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Also a·vi·an flu

[ey-vee-uhn floo] /ˈeɪ vi ən ˌflu/ .

Also called bird flu

[burd-floo], /ˈbɜrd ˌflu/, fowl plague

[foul-pleyg] /ˈfaʊl ˌpleɪg/ .

Origin of avian influenza

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby avian influenza

avgas, avgolemono, avi-, avian, avian flu, avian influenza, avianize, avian leukosis-sarcoma complex, aviarist, aviary, aviate

How to use avian influenza in a sentence

For example, Cambodia, a country at risk of pandemic avian influenza spillover, established a free national hotline for community members to report animal illnesses directly to the Ministry of Health in real time.
The Next Pandemic Is Already Happening – Targeted Disease Surveillance Can Help Prevent It|LGBTQ-Editor|June 7, 2021|No Straight News
With the avian influenza from poultry, a lot of the exposure and infections go back to the preparation of chicken for cooking.
The Man Who Saw the Pandemic Coming - Issue 94: Evolving|Kevin Berger|December 30, 2020|Nautilus
With enough changing of the influenza RNA over time, the vaccine no longer provokes the “right” immune response.
When You Get the Flu This Winter, You Can Blame Anti-Vaxxers|Kent Sepkowitz|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Though this too is debatable given that 25,000 to 40,000 people a year die of influenza—the vast majority of them unvaccinated.
When You Get the Flu This Winter, You Can Blame Anti-Vaxxers|Kent Sepkowitz|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST

“Vicious pecking, avian hysteria, mysterious deaths, and even cannibalism” are the results, he writes.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity|William O’Connor|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And right now in the US, there is an FDA-approved inhaled vaccine to prevent influenza called FluMist.
Powdered Measles Vaccine Could Be Huge for Developing World|Kent Sepkowitz|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unlike influenza, it is incapable of traveling through tiny microscopic particles.
The Sham, Scaremongering Guide to Ebola|Abby Haglage|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The next day, as it happened, I had to go to bed with influenza, and wrote him that I might not get out for a week.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
For example, a dreadful influenza epidemic occurred followed by a severe fuel shortage due to a railroad strike.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
I am still alive, and in spite of the influenza perfectly well.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon
After the other seven were almost wholly recovered Henry lay down to influenza on his own account.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Influenza, called popularly the grippe, is caused by the bacillus influenzae, which was isolated by Pfeiffer in 1891.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley

Medical definitions for avian influenza

avian influenza

A potentially fatal infection in birds caused by any of various subtypes of the influenza type A virus, especially the H5N1 virus, which is highly contagious among birds and can be transmitted to humans who have been in direct contact with infected birds.