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- An airborne strain of Ebola could emerge and circle around the world in about six weeks, like the flu, killing large numbers of people, or it might forever remain a secret feeder at the margins, taking down humans a few at a time.†
p. 65.3the flu = influenza -- a highly contagious respiratory disease
- We didn't know if the virus could be spread by droplets in the air, somewhat like influenza.†
p. 121.2 *influenza = highly contagious respiratory disease commonly called the flu
- That scared her, because it seemed so much like the flu or a cold, when it wasn't.†
p. 297.6the flu = influenza -- a highly contagious respiratory disease
- He could see some of the animals coughing and sneezing, as if they had the flu.†
p. 321.1
- It looked as if he had the flu.†
p. 334.6
- The Ebola Reston virus jumped quickly from room to room, and as it blossomed in the monkeys, it seemed to mutate spontaneously into something that looked quite a lot like influenza.†
p. 358.3influenza = highly contagious respiratory disease commonly called the flu
- It was frightening—it was as if Ebola could change its character fast—and could look like the flu.†
p. 358.8the flu = influenza -- a highly contagious respiratory disease
- Imagine a virus with the infectiousness of influenza and the mortality rate of the black plague in the Middle Ages—that's what we're talking about.†
p. 362.1influenza = highly contagious respiratory disease commonly called the flu
Definitions:
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(1)
(influenza) highly contagious respiratory disease commonly called the flu
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)