influenza
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Influenza can lead to complications and fatalities, especially in people 65 years and older or under 5 with fever, cough and sore throat.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026
Influenza cases are rising sharply, heightening fears that a new strain will fuel a punishing flu season that is already outpacing last year’s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025
Avian Influenza Protection Zone restrictions for the whole of Northern Ireland were introduced in January 2025 after the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 was detected in wild birds in County Tyrone.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025
Influenza, which can cause falls and cognitive status issues in older people during acute infection and recovery, offers a classic example.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025
Do you think that they, with their Battles, Famine, Black Death and Serfdom, were less enlightened than we are, with our Wars, Blockade, Influenza and Conscription?
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing influenza
World War I
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An Explanation of Herd Immunity from "On Immunity" by Eula Biss
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