Asian flu

Asian flu

noun \ˌā-zhən-, -shən-\

Definition of ASIAN FLU

: influenza that is caused by a subtype (H2N2) of the orthomyxovirus causing influenza A and that was responsible for about 70,000 deaths in the United States in the influenza pandemic of 1957–1958—called also Asian influenza; compare hong kong flu, spanish flu