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flu

[floo] / flu /














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Symptoms come on suddenly and start like the flu or malaria, with fever, headache and tiredness.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

"Watching these tiny organelles in the nucleus dissolve, consistently across every cell line and every flu strain we tested, told us this isn't a side effect of infection -- it might be a strategy,"

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

A total of 12 cases of H5 bird flu have been confirmed in Australia since June but all of them were in migratory sea birds, not local wildlife.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

The affected data include childhood immunization rates against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps and rubella, hepatitis, chicken pox and flu; and rates for 13 year olds and expectant mothers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

“Miss Taylor is out sick with the flu, so today I’m going to be your teacher.”

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine




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