flu

インフルエンザ

ウイルスによる病気で、発熱や体の痛み、せきがよく起こる。

やさしい英語で： An illness caused by a virus that often gives you a fever, body pain, and a cough.

• I have the flu.
• She stayed in bed after catching flu.
• Have you had your flu vaccine this year?

類義語： influenza

よく使う表現： have the flu, catch the flu, flu vaccine, flu season

風邪

鼻水やくしゃみが出る身近な病気を、大まかに「flu」と呼ぶことがある。

やさしい英語で： A common illness with a runny nose and sneezing, sometimes loosely given this name.

• I've got a touch of flu, just a runny nose.
• She calls every little cold flu.
• He said he had flu, though he only had the sniffles.

類義語： cold, common cold

よく使う表現： a touch of flu, mild flu, catch flu