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Common collocations with flu in American Collocation

flu noun uncountable

US /flu/

avian
bird
pandemic
seasonal
swine

Tests showed that 500 people had been infected with swine flu.

get flu

catch
contract
develop
get

If you do catch flu, stay home.

have flu

be in bed with
be infected with
fight
have
suffer from

At first I thought I had the flu.

spread or cause flu

cause
spread

Flu is spread by coughs and sneezes from people who are already infected with the virus.

prevent flu

immunize someone against
prevent
protect someone against
vaccinate someone against

Will you get your kids vaccinated against the flu?

injection or medicine

immunization
injection
jab
shot
vaccination
vaccine

Does the flu vaccine work?

when a lot of people have flu

epidemic
outbreak
pandemic

We cannot prevent a flu pandemic, but we can reduce its impact.

virus

bug
virus

How are bird flu viruses different from human flu viruses?

symptoms

symptoms

I had flu symptoms and was feeling a bit down.

Not having the drug often makes the user feel ill with flu like symptoms.