influenza epidemic

基本解释

Take, for example, the worldwide influenza epidemic of 1918-19, which took 21 million lives.
例如，全球流感大流行于1918年至1919年间，夺走了两千一百万生命。
Comparing the recent outbreak of swine flu to the influenza epidemic of 1918-19 may seem premature.
把近期的猪流感和1918——1919年的流感相比可能为时过早。
09051911】 The recent H1N1 influenza epidemic raises questions about how animal viruses move to human populations.
最近甲型H1N1流感的爆发流行，促使人们密切关注动物病毒是通过何种途径传播给人类的问题。

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