Main Entry: Hong Kong flu

Pronunciation: \ˈhäŋ-ˈkäŋ-\

Function: noun

: 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