Hong Kong flu

Hong Kong flu

noun \ˈhäŋ-ˈkäŋ-\

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