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swine influenza
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | swine influenza - an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemicswine fluflu, grippe, influenza - an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease |
Translationsswine influenza
swine influenza[′swin ‚in·flü′en·zə] (veterinary medicine) A disease of swine caused by the associated effects of a filterable virus and Hemophilus suis, characterized by inflammation of the upper respiratory tract. swine influenza
swine in·flu·en·zaan acute respiratory disease of swine caused by strains of influenza virus type A; it is believed to have become adapted to swine in the United States during the great human pandemic in 1918; fatal cases, as in such cases of pandemic influenza in humans, are commonly associated with secondary bacterial pneumonia.H1N1 in·flu·en·za (inflū-enză) Acute respiratory viral infection of humans that may pigs as a reservoir; may lead to secondary bacterial pneumonia. swine influenzaAny of several influenza A viruses that primarily infects cells that line the respiratory tracts of pigs. It can spread to humans or birds when a pig is infected with more than one strain of influenza at the same time and the nucleic acids from the separate species mix, forming a new, potentially dangerous combination. Synonym: swine fluSee also: influenzaAcronymsSeeshut-inswine influenza
Related to swine influenza: avian influenzaSynonyms for swine influenzanoun an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemicSynonymsRelated Words |