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Asian flu [2 records]

Record 1 2011-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • National and International Economics
DEF

A computer virus from Asia.

OBS

Also said, metaphorically, of the economic instability in the fall of 1997, in Asia.

Key term(s)
  • Asian virus

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Économie nationale et internationale
OBS

Emploi métaphorique emprunté à l'épidémiologie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad de IT
  • Economía nacional e internacional
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Record 2 2005-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Viral Diseases
DEF

A pandemic of influenza A(H2N2) in 1957-58.

OBS

First identified in China in late February 1957, the Asian flu spread to the United States by June 1957 where it caused about 70,000 deaths.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies virales
CONT

La pandémie de 1957 («grippe asiatique») provoquée par le virus A(H2N2) et celle de 1968 («grippe de Hong Kong») provoquée par le virus A(H3N2) ont fait ensemble plus de 1,5 million de morts et leur coût mondial a été estimé à 32 $US milliards du fait des pertes de productivité et des dépenses médicales.

Spanish

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