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Old 10-23-2007, 09:03 PM   #74
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Originally Posted by H5N1
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
Yes, I know the definitions. However, AIDS is now classified as a pandemic, unless I'm mistaken. The third criteria is something like, "Spreads easily and sustainably between humans." That's highly subjective. HIV apparently spreads easily and sustainably between humans when they act with blatant stupidity and disregard for their own health, so do a lot of other things.

Part of me has always felt that the definitions of 'epidemic' and 'pandemic' should include a disclaimer: "Oh, and has to be relatively easy to catch." Last I checked, no one ever got AIDS by going to the movie theater and getting coughed upon.
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