Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with flu in American Collocation
flu
noun
uncountable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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.