From: garym@mcgath.com   
      
   On 3/9/25 12:45 AM, Robert Woodward wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   >   jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll) wrote:   
   >   
      
   >> It would have the advantage that measles resets immunities, which means   
   >> when bird flu jumps to humans, the resulting US pandemic should be more   
   >> exciting.   
   >   
   > US Pandemic!? If bird flu jumps to humans on that scale, the entire   
   > world population will be part of the excitement.   
   >   
      
   "US pandemic" is incorrect terminology. A pandemic is, by definition,   
   worldwide. If it's just in the US, it's an epidemic, even if it kills   
   all of us.   
      
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