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influenza

noun: a common illness that is caused by a virus and that causes fever, weakness, severe aches and pains, and breathing problems
noun: an acute typically severe respiratory disease caused by an orthomyxovirus (species 'Influenza A virus' of the genus 'Influenzavirus A') and marked by sudden onset, fever, prostration, severe aches and pains, and progressive 'inflammation' of the respiratory mucous membranes
often used with the letter 'B' or 'C' to denote the causative species
synonyms: african lethargy, asiatic cholera, asiatic flu

(..) He'd never do this to someone who had another choice. So, how long have you been like this? Since . That's when Carlisle found me dying of Spanish influenza. But didn't he just have to bite? Not exactly. When we taste human blood, a sort of frenzy begins, and it's almost impossible to stop. (..)
2008 Twilight