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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

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

Measles, malaria, influenza and dozens of other illnesses wouldn’t exist there—which sounds great.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

H5N1 avian influenza, often called bird flu, was first identified in the United States in 2014.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

I’d read through so many news articles about the influenza that I’d started to feel achy and chilled myself.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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