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

Example sentences from the Web for swine flu

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
He blamed others, falsely saying, for instance, that President Barack Obama bungled the swine flu pandemic and left behind an “empty cupboard” of ventilators.
The biggest Pinocchios of 2020|Glenn Kessler|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
That wouldn’t have been a blip on the screen had there been a pandemic but, in the absence of any swine flu disease, these rare events were sufficient to end the program.
The Ford Administration Rolled Out a Vaccine Program Right Before the 1976 Election. It Backfired—And Not Just Politically|Olivia B. Waxman|August 25, 2020|Time
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

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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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