rewharewha
1. (noun) influenza - a highly contagious virus infection causing fever, severe aching and catarrh. The 1918 influenza epidemic killed 40 million people worldwide, with between 6,700 and 8,500 deaths in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Kua kitea e ngau ana anō hoki tētahi rewharewha i tēnei wā a e rite ana ngā āhuatanga ki taua "Rewharewha Uruta", engari kāore i pērā te tino kaha o te ngau me te horapa haere (TTT 1/9/1928:844). / A strain of influenza has been discovered at this time. Its symptoms are like the Influenza Epidemic, but it is not as severe and hasn't spread as vigorously.
See also whurū
urutā rewharewha
1. (noun) influenza epidemic.
Nō muri i te hinganga o Irāia i te urutā rewharewha o 1918, ka taka iho te pūeru o te kahurangi o te whānau ki ngā pokohiwi o Kaihau (TTR 1996:252). / After Elijah died in the influenza epidemic of 1918, the role of leadership fell on Kaihau’s shoulders.
