单词 | spanish influenza |
释义 | > as lemmasSpanish influenza Spanish influenza n. epidemic or pandemic influenza; spec. the pandemic of 1918–19, which was the most widespread and virulent of all known influenza outbreaks (to date); frequently attributive.The 1918 pandemic is thought to have originated in the United States, but relatively early in its course was very severe in Spain. The pandemic of 1889–90 was commonly called Russian influenza. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [noun] > influenza influenza1743 grippe1775 lightning catarrh1836 flu1839 Spanish influenza1890 St. Kilda cold1897 Spanish flu1918 Asian flu1957 Asian influenza1957 Mao flu1968 Asian contagion1997 1890 Daily News (St. Paul, Minnesota) 5 Apr. 4/2 Mme. Emma Nevada has entirely recovered from her long attack of Spanish influenza. 1918 Times 25 June 9/4 Everybody thinks of it as the ‘Spanish’ influenza today. 1953 Trans. Royal Soc. Trop. Med. & Hygiene 47 442 The so-called Spanish influenza had been unduly prevalent in Europe during the spring and early summer of 1918, spreading along lines of communication from western Europe to most parts of the world. 2005 BBC Focus Dec. 5/4 He has published 250 scientific papers, with his main interest being the pathogenicity of influenza, in particular the 1918 Spanish Influenza strain. < as lemmas |
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