flu season
Annual illness wave
Flu season is the period each year when influenza infections peak, typically fall through early spring in temperate climates.
Health authorities use the term when urging vaccinations and precautions: Get your flu shot before flu season starts.
The boundaries are inexact—flu circulates year-round but surges when cold weather keeps people indoors together.
- winterYear's coldest quarter
- chicken soupPoultry-based comfort food
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- handwashingCleaning palms with soap
- school closuresEnding of classroom instruction
vaccination · absenteeism · call in sick · humidity · herd immunity · immune system · wash your hands · contagious disease · going around · face masks · November · cold weather · December · fever · seasonal patterns · virus · social distancing · sick days
- FluH1N1, H5N1, antiviral drugs, antiviral, nasal swab
- seasonalseasonal allergies, seasonal produce, seasonal menus, seasonal hiring, spring cleaning
- wintersnow, ice, cold, frozen, frost
- seasonsautumn, summer, winter, spring, fall
- annual eventsanniversary, Christmas, birthday, Easter, Thanksgiving
- coldscommon cold, cold virus, rhinovirus, head cold, chest cold
seasonal timing
flu seasonsummer
Year's warmest season
summertime · beach season · dry season · spring · midsummer