🇬🇧 Influenza meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

Influenza, often called “the flu,” is a sickness caused by a tiny germ called a virus. When you have influenza, you might get a fever, a bad headache, a sore throat, a cough, and feel very weak and achy all over your body. It spreads easily when people who are sick cough, sneeze, or touch things, so doctors tell us to wash our hands, cover our coughs, and sometimes get a flu shot to help protect us from influenza.

Influenza glued me to the couch so strongly that I started to think we were best friends.

With influenza, my brain said, "Do homework," but my body replied, "Error 404: Energy not found."

Influenza made my body so achy it complained about sitting, standing, and existing.

When I had influenza, even my hair felt tired and wanted to lie down.

Influenza viruses change a little almost every year, which is why doctors make a new flu vaccine regularly—those sneaky germs keep trying on new disguises like tiny microscopic costume designers.

On the bus, Aaron coughed and clutched his head. Influenza had burned him with fever; his body ached and he felt too tired to stand. People whispered that influenza was moving through the city. Neighbors feared influenza. He sneezed, passing influenza on to a child. At home, his sister brought soup; he slept, fighting the influenza.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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