“kong”

We have one entry that includes the term kong.

Hong Kong flu

noun

: influenza that is caused by a subtype (H3N2) of the orthomyxovirus (Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae) causing influenza A and that was responsible for about 34,000 deaths in the United States in the influenza pandemic of 1968–1969 compare asian flu, spanish flu


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