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Spanish influenza

Noun

Meaning

Spanish influenza (uncountable)

(pathology) A form of influenza that spread to nearly every part of the world in a pandemic between 1918 and 1920, killing from 20 to 100 million people.
Synonym: purulent bronchitis

Spanish Influenza (uncountable)

Alternative letter-case form of Spanish influenza

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

And I think it’s the worst health crisis since the Spanish influenza in 1918. Source: Internet

In this Oct. 19, 1918, photo provide by the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command a sign is posted at the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia that indicates, the Spanish Influenza was then extremely active. Source: Internet

In this Oct. 19, 1918 photo provided by the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, a sign is posted at the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia that indicates the Spanish Influenza was then extremely active. Source: Internet

But further, 1918 was the year of the deadly Spanish Influenza outbreak. Source: Internet

The Spanish Influenza lasted for almost two years. Source: Internet

WESTFIELD- The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is often compared to the 1918 H1N1 Spanish Influenza pandemic due to both diseases being in the same class of virus and the speed at which both spread throughout the globe. Source: Internet

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