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There is no bird flu in commercial stocks.
Michael E. Mann

Meaning of "bird flu" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BIRD FLU

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIRD FLU

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Bird flu is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BIRD FLU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bird flu in the English dictionary

The definition of bird flu in the dictionary is a form of influenza occurring in poultry mainly in Japan, China and Southeast Asia, caused by a virus capable of spreading to humans Also called: avian flu.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIRD FLU

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bird brain
bird cage
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bird dog
bird fancier
bird feeder
bird food
bird louse
bird nesting
bird of paradise
bird of paradise flower
bird of passage
bird of peace
bird of prey
bird pepper
bird sanctuary
bird spider

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIRD FLU

antiflu
Asian flu
avian flu
cat flu
flu
gastric flu
man flu
swine flu
Tamiflu
the flu
yuppie flu

Synonyms and antonyms of bird flu in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bird flu» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIRD FLU

Find out the translation of bird flu to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bird flu from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bird flu» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

禽流感
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gripe aviaria
570 millions of speakers

English

bird flu
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बर्ड फ्लू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إِنْفلوانزا الطُيُور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вирус птичьего гриппа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gripe aviária
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বার্ড ফ্লু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grippe aviaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

selsema burung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vogelgrippe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鳥インフルエンザ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조류 독감
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flu burung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cúm gà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பறவை காய்ச்சல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बर्ड फ्लू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kuş gribi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

influenza aviaria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ptasia grypa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пташиний грип
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gripă aviară
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γρίπη των πτηνών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voëlgriep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fågelinfluensa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fugleinfluensa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bird flu

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIRD FLU»

The term «bird flu» is regularly used and occupies the 55.727 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIRD FLU» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bird flu

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5 QUOTES WITH «BIRD FLU»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bird flu.
1
Max Brooks
Since 2001, people have been scared. There's been some really scary stuff that's been happening - 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan, Katrina, anthrax letters, D.C. sniper, global warming, global financial meltdown, bird flu, swine flu, SARS. I think people really feel like the system's breaking down.
2
Margaret Chan
New diseases like SARS and bird flu cause anxiety in the community. People get worried, some to the extent that it even affects their health. You feel very sad, and yet you must carry on and maintain your cool in very trying and difficult moments. You have to tough it out.
3
Annie Lennox
I can't understand why the front pages of newspapers can cover bird flu and swine flu and everybody is up in arms about that and we still haven't really woken up to the fact that so many women in sub-Saharan Africa - 60 percent of people in - infected with HIV are women.
4
Michael E. Mann
There is no bird flu in commercial stocks.
5
Thaksin Shinawatra
The guy was infected with bird flu because he took a sick chicken, slaughtered it and and then ate it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIRD FLU»

Discover the use of bird flu in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bird flu and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bird Flu: A Virus of Our Own Hatching
The author explores the underlying conditions that would create a bird flu pandemic, examines the ways in which the public can protect themselves and their families, and describes what can be done to reduce the likelihood of spreading this ...
Michael Greger, 2006
2
The Great Bird Flu Hoax: The Truth They Don't Want You to ...
Presenting eye-opening evidence that casts serious doubt on the truthfulness of reports about the virus's ability to transmit, and its mortality rates around the world, renowned physician Dr. Joseph Mercola reveals the secrets about the ...
Joseph Mercola, 2006
3
Bird Flu: The New Emerging Infectious Disease
This book focuses on the "Bird Flu: the new emerging infectious disease", a new health problem, and the aspects relating to the use of tropical medicine.
Viroj Wiwanitkit, 2008
4
The Bird Flu Pandemic: Can It Happen? Will It Happen? How to ...
The Bird Flu Pandemic provides definitive answers to the questions on all our minds: - Should we be getting reading for a world catastrophe, and if so, what should we be doing?- Will masks help?- Should we feed our kids poultry?
Jeffrey Greene, Karen Moline, 2007
5
Bird Flu: Everything You Need to Know About the Next Pandemic
Or is it? In Bird Flu, Dr. Marc Siegel cuts through the hype, the facts, the fears, and the realities to explain what has the experts so worried and why there's still plenty of reason to be calm.
Marc Siegel, 2008
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Bird Flu: Everything You Need to Know
CHAPTER 1 Bird Flu Arrives 'In view of the high mortality of human influenza associated with this strain, the prospect of a worldwide pandemic is frightening. ' Editorial, The Lancet, January 2004 On 22 October 2005, a parrot was found dead ...
John Farndon, 2006
7
Hypochondriac's Guide to Tamiflu - Oseltamivir for Bird Flu: ...
This "nimble" guide collects credible, expert-reviewed, public information related to Tamiflu (oseltamvir) for bird flu in a single convenient format designed to be consistent with Amazon.com's Digital Books and Google's Book Search ...
W. Frederick Zimmerman, 2006
8
God's Strategy for the Bird Flu Pandemic
This book's message has the potential for preparing readers for the coming Bird Flu Pandemic invasion both offensively and defensively. (Social Issues)
Glen Talbott, 2006
9
Mad cow, bird flu, global village
The Museum of Modern Art/Tate-exhibited artist Perjovschi presents a skeptical commentary on contemporary global conflicts and dilemmas, military and economic imperialism, and the complexities and contradictions of social and political life ...
Dan Perjovschi, 2007
10
The Bird Flu Survival Handbook
If the world doesnt discover the human subtype with enough warning to make a vaccine, then like our families did in 1918, we will also loose count of the dead. This book has three primary goals.
A. J. Ensor, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIRD FLU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bird flu is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wayne Chicken Show immune to bird flu concerns
Avian influenza, a deadly virus most of us know as bird flu, has infected poultry farms across the country, including some in Northeast Nebraska ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
2
Iowa Department of Agriculture officials say bird flu disposal completed
Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says the last of the dead birds were disposed of last week. Now affected farms are working with state ... «KTIV, Jul 15»
3
Federal government to step up bird flu monitoring this fall
The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a pair of plans aimed at minimizing the impacts on domestic poultry flocks if any bird flu viruses ... «The Times and Democrat, Jul 15»
4
Chicken paraphernalia the star of Kittson County Fair contest after …
A bird flu epidemic that hit Minnesota poultry farmers this spring isn't stopping more than a century of tradition when it comes to the Kittson ... «Grand Forks Herald, Jul 15»
5
Parliament calls for urgent steps to contain bird flu
Parliament1 Parliament has expressed disquiet on the outbreak of bird flu in some parts of the country, calling for immediate and robust action ... «Ghana Business News, Jul 15»
6
The US egg shortage is good news for this startup that wants to …
... cookie dough is made out of sorghum. As the bird flu spread, companies started asking for everything from egg patties to muffins, Tetrick said. «Business Insider, Jul 15»
7
Bird flu threat escalates as virus mutates
Controlling avian influenza, both locally and globally, is becoming increasingly difficult, with the virus keeping one step ahead of scientific ... «WorldPoultry.net, Jul 15»
8
Bird flu has McHenry County business owners, consumers facing …
From restaurant owners to grocery shoppers, people are spending more on eggs since the bird flu reportedly claimed 48 million chickens and ... «Northwest Herald, Jul 15»
9
No money to fight Bird Flu
The Bird Flu has so far affected 11 poultry farms in the Greater Accra, ... the bird flu disease on the floor of the House, saying so far 33,143 birds, ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
10
Fears Budget Cuts Related To Bird Flu
Association executive director Randy Olson says he hopes Congress will provide the needed help to continue battling bird flu in Iowa and ... «KIWARadio.com, Jul 15»

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