noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ mild
▪ bad
▪ gastric ( BrE ), stomach ( AmE )
▪ avian , bird
▪ pandemic
… OF FLU
▪ bout ( esp. BrE ), case , dose
▪
She's had a nasty dose of ~. ( BrE )
▪
She's had a nasty dose of the ~. ( AmE )
▪ strain
VERB + FLU
▪ be in bed with ( esp. BrE ), have , suffer from
▪ catch , come down with , contract , get , go down with ( BrE )
FLU + NOUN
▪ bug , virus
▪ epidemic , outbreak , pandemic
▪ symptoms
▪ victim
▪ vaccine
▪ jab ( BrE ), shot ( AmE ), vaccination
▪ strain
▪ season (= time when a lot of people suffer from flu)
PHRASES
▪ a bout with the ~ ( AmE )
▪
She was off work for four days because of a bout with the ~.