swine flu

[ swahyn-floo ]

/ ˈswaɪn ˈflu /

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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 1920–25

Words nearby swine flu

swindler, swindle sheet, Swindon, swine, swine fever, swine flu, swineherd, swine influenza, swine plague, swinepox, swine's cress

How to use swine flu in a sentence

A swine flu vaccine from 1976 was associated with increased risk for Guillain-Barré, and the syndrome’s link to seasonal influenza vaccines seems to vary year to year.
Why the FDA issued a new warning about the J&J vaccine|Monroe Hammond|July 13, 2021|Popular-Science
In 1976, there was a small increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome after people received the swine flu vaccine, which was a special shot for a potential pandemic strain of the influenza virus.
FDA adds new warning on Johnson & Johnson vaccine related to rare autoimmune disorder|Laurie McGinley, Lena H. Sun|July 12, 2021|Washington Post
A National Academy of Medicine review in 2003 found that people who received the 1976 swine flu vaccine had an increased risk of Guillain-Barré, with about one additional case for every 100,000 people who received the swine flu vaccine.
FDA adds new warning on Johnson & Johnson vaccine related to rare autoimmune disorder|Laurie McGinley, Lena H. Sun|July 12, 2021|Washington Post
When this virus mutates in ways that make it, for a season, a more serious threat, the very names we call it highlight the role animals played in that transformation — swine flu, bird flu.
Beware Of Humans|Maggie Koerth (maggie.koerth-baker@fivethirtyeight.com)|April 26, 2021|FiveThirtyEight

A 2010 study commissioned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention following the swine flu outbreak warned that we needed to stock up on masks or face devastating consequences.
“Those of Us Who Don’t Die Are Going to Quit”: A Crush of Patients, Dwindling Supplies and the Nurse Who Lost Hope|by J. David McSwane|December 30, 2020|ProPublica
I am fortunate that I have never been deathly ill, but whenever I have the stomach flu, I most certainly feel like I am dying.
Why My Norovirus Panic Makes Me Sick|Lizzie Crocker|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The Italian health ministry said it could not prove a direct correlation between the flu vaccine and the deaths.
Did This Flu Vaccine Kill 13?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The benefits are obvious, says 83-year-old Mariacristina Poggio, who sums it up succinctly: “I could die from the flu without it.”
Did This Flu Vaccine Kill 13?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Blister rust is like having the flu; the pine beetle is like fast acting leukemia.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Suffering from flu symptoms one day, she decided to call in sick.
I Warned You About Bill Cosby in 2007|Mark Ebner|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That dwell in sepulchres, and sleep in the temple of idols: that eat swine's flesh, and profane broth is in their vessels.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
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
There are only four characters, to be sure, but 322 they are such a troop of swine!
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
This saying reminds us of that of our great Master: "Cast not your pearls before swine."
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord

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.