Asian flu

Noun

Meaning

Asian flu (uncountable)

A form of influenza that originated in China and became a worldwide pandemic in the 1950s.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

Asian influenza

Examples

First identified in China in late February 1957, the Asian flu spread to the United States by June 1957. Source: Internet

The new influenza strain had mutated into a deadlier version of the virus that killed 1 million people during the 1957 Asian flu pandemic. Source: Internet

In its two-year spree, Asian Flu travelled from the Chinese province of Guizhou to Singapore, Hong Kong, and the United States. Source: Internet

In the last hundred years, significant pandemics include the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic (killing an estimated 50 million people worldwide), the 1957–58 Asian flu pandemic, and the AIDS pandemic, which began in 1959. Source: Internet

In my day we had Asian Flu which I got but this was more than 60 years ago and the symptoms did not last long – I think I was off work for a few days. Source: Internet

That sounds very similar to our asymptomatic phenomenon, although it seems that many more young adults and children suffered acute flu-like symptoms with the Asian flu than they do with this virus. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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