What does "superflu" mean?

Any strain of flu that spreads unusually quickly, is unusually virulent, or is unusually unresponsive to treatment.

What is a synonym for "superflu"?

Common synonyms include: superinfluenza.

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Noun

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Any strain of flu that spreads unusually quickly, is unusually virulent, or is unusually unresponsive to treatment. uncountable, usually
"In the wake of the superflus and cataclysmic events, male writers tend to jump to that unholy trinity of rape, murder and cannibalism."

"In the wake of the superflus and cataclysmic events, male writers tend to jump to that unholy trinity of rape, murder and cannibalism."

From super- + flu.

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