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influenza vs swine influenza

swine influenza vs influenza

influenza and swine influenza both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
influenza Yes No No No
swine influenza Yes No No No
As nouns, swine influenza is a hyponym of influenza; that is, swine influenza is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than influenza:
  • influenza: an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
  • swine influenza: 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
Other hyponyms of influenza include Asian influenza, Asiatic flu, swine flu.
influenza (noun) swine influenza (noun)
an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease 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
Difference between influenza and swine influenza

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