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Originally Posted by Donger
That was pretty much my reaction in the late 1980s, when everyone was calling AIDS 'an epidemic.'
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crap, I was still playing with GI joes in the late 80's. racking up a 250 dollar phone bill calling the he-man 800 number (sorry mom and dad!)
however, one would be hard pressed not to call AIDS an epidemic. it doesn't meet the classical definition (like hemorrhagic fevers do), but it comes pretty damned close for being so unconventional
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Originally Posted by dictionary.com
ep·i·dem·ic /ˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ep-i-dem-ik] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. Also, ep·i·dem·i·cal. (of a disease) affecting many persons at the same time, and spreading from person to person in a locality where the disease is not permanently prevalent.
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