flu season
noun
: the time of year, and especially the winter, when many people get influenza and other mild illnesses
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The circulating strains are more severe Two types of influenza A viruses — H1N1 and H3N2 — have dominated this year’s flu season, according to the CDC.
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Katie Camero, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
So far this flu season, H1N1 and H3N2 are circulating at about equal proportions.
—Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
As flu season comes to an end, the death toll in North Carolina from the virus is nearing 250.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2025
In the year ending in August, the C.D.C. reported 150 pediatric deaths, a number comparable to deaths among children in a typical flu season.
—Christina Jewett, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Katie Camero, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
So far this flu season, H1N1 and H3N2 are circulating at about equal proportions.
—Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
As flu season comes to an end, the death toll in North Carolina from the virus is nearing 250.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2025
In the year ending in August, the C.D.C. reported 150 pediatric deaths, a number comparable to deaths among children in a typical flu season.
—Christina Jewett, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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“Flu season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flu%20season. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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