SWINE INFLUENZA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does swine influenza mean? 

• SWINE INFLUENZA (noun)
  The noun SWINE INFLUENZA has 1 sense:

1. an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic

  Familiarity information: SWINE INFLUENZA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWINE INFLUENZA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

swine flu; swine influenza

Hypernyms ("swine influenza" is a kind of...):

flu; grippe; influenza (an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease)

 Context examples 

Rarely reported in humans prior to 2009, the disease is caused by a mutated strain of swine influenza A (H1N1) virus.

(H1N1 Influenza, NCI Thesaurus)

A strain of swine influenza A virus identified as the causative agent of the swine flu epidemic of Spring 2009.

(Influenza A (H1N1) Virus, NCI Thesaurus)