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单词 swine flu
释义

swine flu

noun

: swine influenza
also : influenza A of humans that is caused by a different strain of an orthomyxovirus subtype (H1N1) from those found in swine and that is marked especially by fever, sore throat, cough, chills, body aches, fatigue, and sometimes diarrhea and vomiting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web These pathogens can also mutate and infect humans directly, as the 2009 swine flu outbreak did, killing over a quarter-million people world-wide. WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 In previous emergencies, including the 2009 swine flu outbreak and the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines were delivered to health care providers through a system run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Apoorva Mandavilli, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2022 Mexico and Saudi Arabia—countries that don’t feature the largest hot spots in a map of spillover risk generated by EcoHealth Alliance—gave us, respectively, swine flu and MERS. Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2022 Fauci advised former President Donald Trump and Biden, as well as a weary country, through the COVID-19 pandemic, and held a similar role for epidemics including HIV, SARS, swine flu and others. Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022 Over the past decade, Glenn’s scientists have repeatedly pursued vaccines for emerging diseases including swine flu, Ebola, and Middle East respiratory syndrome, another coronavirus. Brendan Borrell, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2020 The masks that were purchased in 2009 weren’t part of the normal stockpile budget; instead, they were bought with supplemental funds appropriated to combat the H1N1 swine flu pandemic. Tonya Bauer, NBC News, 28 July 2022 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention promoted them during the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak of 2003 and the swine flu pandemic of 2009. Andrew Jacobs, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2022 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention promoted them during the SARS outbreak of 2003 and the swine flu pandemic of 2009. New York Times, 3 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

swine flu

noun

: swine influenza
also : influenza of humans that is caused by a subtype (H1N1) of an orthomyxovirus (species Influenza A virus of the genus Influenzavirus A) originating in swine and is marked especially by fever, sore throat, cough, chills, body aches, fatigue, and sometimes diarrhea and vomiting
Among the swine flu cases in the United States, none had had any contact with pigs … Marc Lacey and Donald G. McNeil Jr., The New York Times
As swine flu spreads from person to person around the world, it is most often being transmitted by coughing or sneezing … Laura Landro, The Wall Street Journal
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