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
