Definition of Swine flu

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Swine Influenza
Generic synonyms: Flu, Grippe, Influenza

Definition of Swine flu

1. Noun. Influenza caused by orthomyxoviruses, which pass from pigs to humans. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swine Flu

swindged
swindges
swindging
swindle
swindled
swindler
swindleries
swindlers
swindlery
swindles
swindling
swine
swine-flesh
swine fever
swine flesh
swine flu (current term)
swine influenza
swinebread
swinecote
swinecotes
swineflesh
swinefordite
swineherd
swineherder
swineherders
swineherds
swinelike
swinepipe
swinepipes
swinepox

Literary usage of Swine flu

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anthrax Immunization Program: Hearing Before the Committee on Government by Christopher Shays (1999)
"Anthrax Vaccine Parallels Government swine flu Vaccine Mistakes - Several analyses of swine flu vaccine shows disturbing similarities to anthrax vaccine - 1 ..."

2. Punitive Damages: Tort Reform & Fda Defenses: Hearings Before the Committee edited by Orrin G. Hatch (1998)
"It was no surprise when Congress in 1976 decided to have a national swine flu immunization program that no manufacturer was willing to distribute swine flu ..."

3. Destruction of a Planet: Zionism Is Racism by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1991)
"However, the entire swine flu program amounted to a mere ... The ramifications of the swine flu massacre cannot be truly measured by the ..."

4. Anthrax Immunization Program: Hearing Before the Committee on Government by Christopher Shays (1999)
"Anthrax Vaccine Parallels Government swine flu Vaccine Mistakes - Several analyses of swine flu vaccine shows disturbing similarities to anthrax vaccine - 1 ..."

5. Punitive Damages: Tort Reform & Fda Defenses: Hearings Before the Committee edited by Orrin G. Hatch (1998)
"It was no surprise when Congress in 1976 decided to have a national swine flu immunization program that no manufacturer was willing to distribute swine flu ..."

6. Destruction of a Planet: Zionism Is Racism by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1991)
"However, the entire swine flu program amounted to a mere ... The ramifications of the swine flu massacre cannot be truly measured by the ..."

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