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flu

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 26.11.2024

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äge viiruseline hingamiselundite nakkushaigus, mis võib põhjustada raskeid tüsistusi
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Domain Medicine - Pathology - Surgerytypes of illness
gripp
influentsa former
influenza
flu
  • palavikuga kulgev hingamiselundite nakkushaigus, mis levib epideemiatena maalt maale ja põhjustab paljusid raskeid tüsistusi
  • taudina leviv äge nakkushaigus palaviku ja mitmesuguste haigusnähtudega hingamiselundeis, närvisüsteemis jm; tekitajaks on filtreeruv viirus
  • an acute viral infection of the respiratory tract, which may occur as an isolated case, epidemic, or pandemic
  • a highly contagious and often epidemic viral disease characterized by fever, prostration, muscular aches and pains, and inflammation of the respiratory passages
gripp
Usage examples
  • Grippi ja ülemiste hingamisteede ägedasse nakkusesse haigestunute arvu kohta esitatakse Terviseametile teatis üks kord nädalas lisas 8 toodud andmekoosseisus.
  • Gripp levib piisknakkusena õhu kaudu, samuti haige süljepiiskadega saastunud esemete vahendusel.
influentsa former
influenza
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  • The Commission may recognise a situation of public health emergency in relation to: (a) epidemics of human influenza considered to have pandemic potential, where the Director-General of the WHO has been informed and has not yet adopted a decision declaring a situation of pandemic influenza in accordance with the applicable rules of the WHO; or ...
flu
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  • informal

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