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Mexican influenza

Mexican influenza noun: the virus pandemic H1N1/09 virus.

mexican influenza: the virus pandemic H1N1/09 virus
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Noun (1)

Mexican influenza (uncountable)

  1. The virus pandemic H1N1/09 virus.
    • Indeed, authors like Fidler (2003) have argued that global health threats such as SARS and the Mexican influenza H1N1 have ended the primacy of the Westphalian state, and that the boundaries of democracy have to be redefined beyond the nation state and public sector alone for effective future use.2013, Carole Clavier, Health Promotion and the Policy Process
  2. The influenza caused by influenzavirus H1N1/09.
    Synonyms:
    Mexican flu
  3. The outbreak of 2009 swine flu pandemic.

Noun (2) capitalized: Mexican Influenza

Mexican Influenza (uncountable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Mexican influenza.

Synonyms of Mexican influenza

Forms of Mexican influenza

alternative formMexican Influenza

Origin of Mexican influenza

An influenza that seemingly originated from Mexico.

Questions about Mexican influenza

What does Mexican influenza mean?
Mexican influenza means the virus pandemic H1N1/09 virus.
What part of speech is Mexican influenza?
Mexican influenza is a noun.

Words near Mexican influenza in the dictionary

  1. Mexican hat dances
  2. Mexican hat plant
  3. Mexican hats
  4. Mexican hog
  5. Mexican hogs
  6. Mexican influenza
  7. Mexican jumping bean
  8. Mexican jumping beans
  9. Mexican lac
  10. Mexican lasagna
  11. Mexican lasagnas

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