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influenza

[in-floo-en-zuh] / ˌɪn fluˈɛn zə /


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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently classifies the U.S. influenza season, which usually runs from October to May, as “moderate severity.”

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

The researchers believe the same method could also be applied to other viruses with similar membrane-bound proteins, including influenza and SARS-CoV-2.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

And it now recommends that families and healthcare providers engage in what is dubbed “shared clinical decision-making” for the once broadly recommended vaccines against rotavirus, COVID-19, influenza, hepatitis A and B, and meningococcal disease.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

In that case, nearly 150 tigers died or were euthanised to prevent further spread of the influenza.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

“It helped people feel better for a while. Until the worst wave of the influenza hit just a few weeks later. The deadly one. Then it was beyond what any elixir could cure.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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