flu season
noun
: the time of year, and especially the winter, when many people get influenza and other mild illnesses
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Limiting the spread of viruses Although flu season is over, Novant and Atrium are asking people to help stop the spread of respiratory illness by staying home when sick, getting vaccinated and practicing good respiratory hygiene.
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2025
This mutation had previously rendered the majority of seasonal H1N1 viruses resistant to the drug during the 2008–2009 flu season.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Having moved from Philadelphia to Gainesville, Florida, summer weather extended into early flu season.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
This comes during a bad flu season that has seen the most number of people hospitalized with it in 15 years.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
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Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2025
This mutation had previously rendered the majority of seasonal H1N1 viruses resistant to the drug during the 2008–2009 flu season.
—John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Having moved from Philadelphia to Gainesville, Florida, summer weather extended into early flu season.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
This comes during a bad flu season that has seen the most number of people hospitalized with it in 15 years.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Flu season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flu%20season. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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