How to Use influenza in a Sentence

influenza

noun

• Still, the country saw high rates of both Covid and influenza in the first half of this year.
  — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2022
• Despite the name, influenza viruses do not cause the stomach flu.
  — Maxine Lipner, Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• Scientists have used sewage to track surges of viruses such as RSV and influenza.
  — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2023
• Tamiflu has been stored in the SNS and in state stockpiles in case of an influenza pandemic.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 21 Dec. 2022
• Canine influenza, commonly known as dog flu, is on the rise in some areas of the United States.
  — Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
• That’s when the flu season began in Australia, and the severity of influenza there can foreshadow what’s in store for the US.
  — Ike Swetlitz, Bloomberg.com, 11 Jan. 2023
• In 1918, the historic pandemic influenza was even worse than this.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2023
• It’s advised for anyone 6 months of age and older to get the influenza shot every season, according to the CDC.
  — Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 12 Aug. 2023
• Spring may be around the corner but the flu – specifically, influenza B – is surging.
  — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
• The study has diagnosed cases of the influenza in high numbers of bald eagles and other avian species from member states.
  — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2023
• The specimen tested positive for influenza A virus on the same day.
  — Greg Norman, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2023
• Avian influenza poses a low risk to humans, experts say.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 28 Nov. 2022
• Increases of Covid-19 and influenza have also been linked to wildfire smoke.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 5 June 2023
• For one, mink are susceptible to both avian and human influenza strains.
  — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 11 Aug. 2023
• The influenza vaccine is designed to last through the season, but effectiveness can wane.
  — Julie Appleby, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
• Most of the flu cases reported so far this season are influenza type A, specifically the H1N1 strain.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2023
• Whether humans can be infected with influenza D is less clear.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2023
• The shots are intended to bolster defenses as the nation heads into the fall and winter virus season, when influenza and RSV are also primed to be on the rise.
  — Fenit Nirappil, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
• Even basic over-the-counter medicines — such as children’s cold and flu drugs — were hard to find last fall when influenza-like illnesses peaked earlier than usual.
  — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
• These factors give the influenza vaccine a spotty record in preventing disease—at least to an untrained eye.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2023
• Egg prices are hitting records, driven by an avian-influenza outbreak that has killed tens of millions of chickens and turkeys this year across nearly all 50 states.
  — Jaewon Kang and Patrick Thomas, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2022
• Currently, there is no vaccine for influenza A H3, and the seasonal flu vaccine will not protect against this swine flu strain.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 26 July 2023
• The 87-year-old pope has suffered in recent weeks from bronchitis and influenza, leading to him having an aide read his addresses for him.
  — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2024
• Avian influenza spreads quickly through direct, bird-to-bird contact, according to the USDA.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022
• Pearl is pining for her husband Howard (Alistair Sewell), off fighting in the war as the deadly Spanish influenza epidemic rips through the world.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2022
• The county typically logs people aged 65 and older as the bulk of pneumonia and influenza deaths in the county with few occurring among those 24 and younger.
  — Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2023
• One study found the flu vaccine reduces children's risk of severe life-threatening influenza by 75%.
  — Katia Hetter, CNN, 3 Nov. 2022
• The detailed research that Falsey conducted suggested that in terms of its impact on older adults, RSV is a close second to influenza.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 26 May 2023
• In a dystopian future, a fictional Japanese town has a deadly canine influenza and as a result, the mayor bans all dogs and ships them to Trash Island to live out the rest of their days.
  — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 14 June 2023
• Already, the research team is working on a device that could also identify influenza and RSV.
  — Alice Park, Time, 13 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024