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
Food standards bodies advise that avian influenzas pose a very low food safety risk for UK consumers.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 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
The celebrated Hufeland says it is a desirable dress for the nervous, those subject to colds, catarrhs, influenzas, and, in fact, for all invalids.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 by Various
