Spanish flu

See also: Spanish Flu

English

Noun

Spanish flu (uncountable)

1. (pathology) Alternative form of Spanish influenza
   • 2018, World Health Organization, “Pandemic influenza: an evolving challenge”, in WHO official website‎^[1]:

     In the wake of the devastation of the Spanish flu, the world came together to develop unprecedented scientific collaborations to take on future pandemics. In 1947, the WHO Interim Committee of the United Nations established a Global Influenza Programme to track the changes in the virus.