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swine flu
[ swahyn floo ]
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.
swine flu
- 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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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of swine flu1
First recorded in 1920–25
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