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Noun: swine influenza
  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
    "The outbreak of swine influenza caused widespread concern";
    - swine flu

Derived forms: swine influenzas, swine influenza

Type of: flu, grippe [archaic], influenza

Encyclopedia: Swine influenza