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When Someone Mentions “Global Pandemic”
posted ago by rootGoose +18 / -0

Remind them of how many they have already lived through:

There have been eight (8) global pandemics since 2002 (including the on-going AIDS pandemic) and another two (2) epidemics affecting the United States:

Most recent Global Pandemics

  • 2019-Present: COVID (SARS-2)
  • 2015-2016: Zika
  • 2013–2016: West African Ebola
  • 2012-Present: MERS
  • 2009-2010: Swine Flu
  • 2009-2009: mumps
  • 2002-2004: SARS
  • 1981-Present: AIDS
  • 1977-1978: Soviet Flu
  • 1968-1970: Hong Kong Flu
  • 1961-1975: (Seventh) Cholera (Pandemic)
  • 1957-1958: Asian Flu

 

U.S. Epidemics

  • 2017-2018: Flu
  • 2013–2015: Chikungunya

 

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics

Remind them of how many they have already lived through: There have been ***eight*** (8) global pandemics since 2002 (including the on-going AIDS pandemic) and another ***two*** (2) epidemics affecting the United States: **Most recent Global Pandemics** - 2019-Present: COVID (SARS-2) - 2015-2016: Zika - 2013–2016: West African Ebola - 2012-Present: MERS - 2009-2010: Swine Flu - 2009-2009: mumps - 2002-2004: SARS - 1981-Present: AIDS - 1977-1978: Soviet Flu - 1968-1970: Hong Kong Flu - 1961-1975: (Seventh) Cholera (Pandemic) - 1957-1958: Asian Flu   **U.S. Epidemics** - 2017-2018: Flu - 2013–2015: Chikungunya   **Source:** https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
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– 556x45mm 2 points ago +2 / -0

Does West Nile Virus qualify?

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– rootGoose [S] 2 points ago +2 / -0

Yes. I know somebody got it in Dallas. He said it was very intense.

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