flu season
noun
: the time of year, and especially the winter, when many people get influenza and other mild illnesses
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Herbs Stock up on a few herbs before cold and flu season.
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Jessica Migala, Health, 19 June 2024
Roche expects the test to be available for providers later this summer, before flu season starts in the fall.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2024
Heading into the peak of flu season, respiratory illness rates are through the roof, elevated in most areas around the country.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
So far, nearly 60,000 cases have been reported across the Garden State during the 2023-24 flu season.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2024
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Jessica Migala, Health, 19 June 2024
Roche expects the test to be available for providers later this summer, before flu season starts in the fall.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2024
Heading into the peak of flu season, respiratory illness rates are through the roof, elevated in most areas around the country.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
So far, nearly 60,000 cases have been reported across the Garden State during the 2023-24 flu season.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Flu season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flu%20season. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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