influenza
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That is lower than for measles and some strains of Covid-19 but higher than for influenza.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
"The symptoms are classically of respiratory illness, rather like a severe influenza infection or Covid-19 - people get very breathless," said centre director Prof Emma Thomson.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
“COVID doesn’t seem to play by the same rules that influenza tends to play by, where its cycle is predictable.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently classifies the U.S. influenza season, which usually runs from October to May, as “moderate severity.”
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
This was because his son died of influenza during the First World War and he still wanted to talk to him.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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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Latin Love, Vol II: fluere
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