swine flu
- a highly contagious form of influenza caused by infection with a filterable virus first isolated from swine.
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Origin of swine flu
First recorded in 1920–25
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When the swine-flu virus reached Hong Kong yesterday, China was ready.
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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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