Medical Dictionary
Hong Kong flu
noun \ˈhäŋ-ˈkäŋ-\
Medical Definition of HONG KONG FLU
: influenza that is caused by a subtype (H3N2) of the orthomyxovirus causing influenza A and that was responsible for about 34,000 deaths in the United States in the influenza pandemic of 1968–1969—called also Hong Kong influenza; compare asian flu, spanish flu
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