"Hong Kong flu" meaning in All languages combined

See Hong Kong flu on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: So called because it originated in Hong Kong. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=Hong Kong flu}} Hong Kong flu (uncountable)
  1. A form of influenza caused by an H3N2 strain of the influenza A virus, descended from H2N2 through antigenic shift, that killed around one million people worldwide during an outbreak in 1968 and 1969. Wikipedia link: 1968 flu pandemic Tags: uncountable
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