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swine influenza

DEFINITIONS OF: swine influenza

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n 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

Synonyms:
swine flu
Type of:
flu, grippe, influenza
an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
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