English

Noun

Spanish influenza ‎(uncountable)

1. (pathology) An influenza pandemic that spread to nearly every part of the world between 1918 and 1920, killing from 20 to 100 million people.

Alternative forms

• Spanish Influenza
• Spanish flu / Spanish Flu

Synonyms

• purulent bronchitis
• 1918 Flu / 1918 Influenza

Translations

See also

• heliotrope cyanosis
• swine flu
• bird flu
• H1N1