单词 | bird flu |
释义 | > as lemmasbird flu bird flu n. influenza of a type that affects or originates in birds; cf. avian influenza n. at avian adj. Additions, avian flu n. at avian adj. Additions.Often used with reference to subtypes of influenza A that can be transmitted to humans. ΚΠ 1972 C. Andrewes in Growing Points in Sci. (Dept. Educ. & Sci.) 134 Pereira and his colleagues at NIMR have even obtained hybrids between human and bird flu viruses. 1980 Syracuse (N.Y.) Post-Standard 12 Aug. (Metro ed.) a9/1 I understand that a strange disease that is killing young harbor seals..is related somehow to the type of influenza sometimes found in birds. If that is true, does it also suggest that bird flu could spread to humans? 1997 Daily Tel. 8 Dec. 13/7 The Hong Kong government put hospitals, medical centres and health professionals on alert yesterday as a teenage girl who contracted a rare variety of influenza known as ‘bird flu’ fought for life. 2020 Powys County Times (Nexis) 11 Nov. Over the last two weeks, there have been findings in England of highly pathogenic bird flu H5N8 in domestic and wild birds. < as lemmas |
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