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Meaning of Hong Kong flu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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.

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CEFR level

C1
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See also

Hong Kong foot Hong Kong harness Hong Kong influenza Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Sign Language Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China

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