NOUN | state | grippe, influenza, flu | an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease |
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Meaning | An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease. | |
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Synonyms | influenza, flu | |
Narrower | Asian influenza, Asiatic flu | influenza caused by the Asian virus that was first isolated in 1957 |
swine influenza, 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 | |
Broader | contagious disease, contagion | Any disease easily transmitted by contact |
respiratory disease, respiratory illness, respiratory disorder | A disease affecting the respiratory system | |
Spanish | gripe, influenza | |
Catalan | grip, influença |
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