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[floo] / flu /














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A minor injury, a serious infection, or even the flu can send the body down very different paths.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

On average, Ebola is about 50% fatal, which is far more deadly than flu or COVID-19.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

It isn’t airborne like Covid or the flu, and you can’t get Ebola simply from being near a person with it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

They come on suddenly and start like the flu, with fever, headache and tiredness.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

“My mom is still getting better from the flu, so my brother drove. He has a speed impediment.”

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina




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