If you saw it written that way or heard it pronounced that way, they were probably just referring to the Swine Flu and either misspelled it or mispronounced it. It could also be that the way you heard it pronounced was by someone with an accent from a country with a language other than English, since the letter W is pronounced like a V in many languages (like German, Polish, and other Eastern European languages).
On the lighter side:
The svine Flu is a flu simmiler to H1N1, however scandihoovians are the only race of people that are affected by it. The virus is so severe that it has caused Vasa Society and Sons of Norway meetings to be postponed. The sickness is transmitted through Sven and Ole jokes and bad lefse. This is no laughin' matter dont' cha know!
A flu epidemic is when a lot of people get the flu in a large area.
Actually, the 2009 Swine Flu (Influenza A, Novel H1N1) is just that, a mutation of the swine flu and bird flu combined that people are able to get now as a human virus. See the answer in the related question section below for a more in depth answer to what caused the 2009 Swine flu. I believe you would get oinking bird flu instead. I think it would be flying pig flu but it would be given a scientific name. :) No the answer is ........ Pink oink flying bird flu! Scientific Names:Oinking Bird Flu -- O1B1F1, Influenza Vocalus Porcinious Aviosoarium Flying Pig Flu -- F1P1F2, Influenza Aerosoarus Porcinium Pink Oink Flying Bird Flu -- O2F2B2F3 (P), Influenza Vocalus Porcinious Aerosoarus Aviosoarium, Pinkii
there is swine flu in 5 regions of portugal! these are all confirmed cases! xxxx
One day, he got a flu and was ill for several days. When his flu was gone, he had a stroke because of his heavy smoking.
Julius Sneezer.
vtf?
You mean swine flu? I it is a new flu virus, very deadly to aged and young people.
Do you mean vaccination? The swine flu doesn't take vacation.
the flu
Just because your child has the swine flu, doesn't mean you do. Your child could get the swine flu even if you don't have it currently.
If you have the swan flu, go to the hospital. They can help you out. You must mean the"swine flu".
Yes, when people talk about having bad flu or a bad case of the flu, they just mean it is giving them worse symptoms than usual or than the last flu virus they caught.
To follow
The prefix flu means to flow. Some example words that use this prefix include fluid, flue, fluently, fluctuate, and flu.
I think you mean Tamaflu? This is the medicine for swine flu. Theraflu you can buy at any pharmacy or grocery store for treatment of regular flu symptoms.
she has the flu.
Having the flu does not necessarily mean someone is thinking of you. It is more likely a coincidence or related to exposure to germs that caused the flu.