swine flu

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swine flu

A highly contagious form of human influenza caused by a filterable virus identical or related to a virus formerly isolated from infected swine.

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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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swine flu - an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic

swine influenza

flu, grippe, influenza - an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease

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