Wuhan flu

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Wuhan flu

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From Wuhan + flu, q.v., from its presumed origin in Wuhan, China, in late 2019.

noun Wu flu

  1. dated, informal, offensive, sometimes, uncountable COVID-19. The 10-year-old Chinese boy confined to isolation at Vachira Phuket Hospital yesterday on suspicion of carrying the Wuhan flu has tested negative for the virus and will rejoin his parents today (Jan 23), Phuket Provincial Health Office (PPHO) Chief Thanit Sermkaew has confirmed.

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"Wuhan flu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wuhan%20flu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Wuhan flu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wuhan%20flu

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"Wuhan flu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wuhan%20flu.

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@misc{wuhan_flu_2026,
  title = {Wuhan flu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wuhan%20flu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}