influenza
noun
an acute, commonly epidemic disease, occurring in several forms, caused by numerous rapidly mutating viral strains and characterized by respiratory symptoms and general prostration.
influenzas
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pluralof influenza.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Human contact with nonhuman animals accounts for our influenzas as well, which usually emerge from wild aquatic birds.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
That’s because avian and swine influenzas have caused pandemics in humans, including the 1918 flu pandemic, which was caused by a virus that originated in birds, and the 2009 swine flu pandemic.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 24, 2023
The material was tested in the laboratory against four types of virus - two influenzas, the Covid virus and a picornavirus, which has the traits that make a virus highly stable outside the body.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2022
“In the last 20 years we’ve had many of these pathogens emerge or re-emerge: SARS, MERS, different avian influenzas, Zika, yellow fever and of course SARS-CoV-2,” van Kerkhove said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 20, 2021
Then romance also fled, for Prue came bustling in, and Moor was called to talk of influenzas, while his thoughts were full of love.
From Moods by Louisa May Alcott
