flu
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There have been nine such declarations, including the Ebola outbreak in 2013, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the swine flu pandemic in 2009.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
It requires close contact of less than one meter for 30 minutes, he said, adding that hantavirus is "much less transmissible" than Covid-19 or the flu.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The WHO tries to keep tabs on these things, listing things like bird flu, Ebola, Nipah, Lassa and yes, hantavirus, as top-ranking threats to global health.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
But transmission of the Andes strain, Gounder noted, is not generally thought to be transmitted as easily as airborne illnesses like Covid, flu or measles.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Twice I made myself so sick in anticipation of it that my mother kept me home because she thought I had contracted the flu.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
