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""Lieutenant, Where's Helmsman McKenna?"
"He has lungworm, sir. He couldn't report to his post."
"
– Christopher Pike and Hikaru Sulu, 2258 (Star Trek)

Helmsman McKenna was the conn officer assigned to the USS Enterprise for its launch in 2258. As a result of developing lungworm, he was replaced at the helm by Hikaru Sulu. (Star Trek)

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This character was only mentioned in dialogue.

Since lungworm is a real species that does not infect Humans, McKenna might not be (completely) Human. Alternately, McKenna might have contracted an alien species known by this name.

Apocrypha[]

McKenna's first name was revealed to be Kyle in the Star Trek: Starfleet Academy novel The Gemini Agent. The IDW Star Trek: Ongoing comic book Red Level Down revealed that he had a sister at Starfleet Academy named Amy (β), a member of Red Squad, who had also come down with the same condition.

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