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How to pronounce flu in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms grippe, influenza
Type of respiratory disorder, respiratory illness, contagion, contagious disease, respiratory disease
Has types swine influenza, asiatic flu, swine flu, asian influenza

Examples of flu

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He had been sidelined for two games last week with a sore knee and then the flu.
From the sportingnews.com
Most of us are infected at a young age, which feels like a mild case of the flu.
From the foxnews.com
That's because this year's vaccine includes swine flu and two other flu strains.
From the dailyherald.com
They also had a series of vaccinations including a tetanus booster and flu shot.
From the cnn.com
This year's vaccine protects against H1N1 and two other strains of seasonal flu.
From the sciencedaily.com
If you are vaccinated against flu this year, you will be immunized against H1N1.
From the time.com
At the time, California health officials were bracing for a deadly flu outbreak.
From the latimes.com
Vaccine producers have hit a snag making vaccine against the swine flu pandemic.
From the newscientist.com
They're not saying that if you don't have a fever then you don't have swine flu.
From the newscientist.com
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