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influenza

[in-floo-en-zuh] / ˌɪn fluˈɛn zə /


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“COVID doesn’t seem to play by the same rules that influenza tends to play by, where its cycle is predictable.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

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

What has helped is that the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, has faded.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

It also tested well in detecting Covid-19 and certain forms of influenza.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 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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