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The cold facts – The Hindu (Oct 04, 2017)

Ever since the influenza virus known as H1N1 landed on Indian shores during the 2009 pandemic, outbreaks have been an annual occurrence. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

Courtesy: The Hindu

scale up (phrasal verb) – increase.
influenza (noun) – it is commonly known as “the flu”, is an infectious disease caused by an influenza virus.
pandemic (noun) – an outbreak of a disease.
outbreak (noun) – outburst, epidemic, sudden appearance/occurrence.
succumb (verb) – die, pass away.
mortality (noun) – (in a particular time/for a cause) the rate of death.
benign (adjective) – mild, favourable; agreeable.
apparent (adjective) – evident, obvious, clear.
febrile (adjective) – feverish, fevered, sweating.
spike (noun) – a sharp increase.
genome (noun) – the full set of genes in a cell.
mutation (noun) – a significant and basic alteration; mutant, variant.
evade (verb) – elude, avoid/dodge, escape.
deadly (adjective) – fatal, lethal, life-threatening.
lethality (noun) – the capacity to cause death/harm/damage.
vaccination (noun) – treatment with a vaccine to protect against a particular disease.
menace (noun) – danger, risk, peril.
oseltamivir (noun) – the antiviral commonly deployed against flu (influenza).
efficacy (noun) – effectiveness, efficiency, power/ability to give estimated results.
administer (verb) – manage, conduct, control.
mammoth (noun) – something which is huge, giant, colossal.

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