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swine flu
[ swahyn-floo ]
/ ËswaÉȘn Ëflu /
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noun Pathology.
a form of influenza that afflicts pigs.
a form of influenza that afflicts humans by infection with a virus once thought to be very similar to the influenza virus found in North American pigs.
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Origin of swine flu
First recorded in 1920â25
Words nearby swine flu
swindler, swindle sheet, Swindon, swine, swine fever, swine flu, swineherd, swine influenza, swine plague, swinepox, swine's cress
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Scientific definitions for swine flu
swine flu
[ swīn ]
A highly contagious form of influenza seen in swine, caused by a virus of the family Orthomyxoviridae. The infection is communicable to humans and caused a worldwide epidemic in 1918.
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