Words at Play : Top 10 Words of the '00s
In 2005 it was bird flu; in 2009, swine flu.
The resulting travel restrictions made it clear that a pandemic spreads across an even wider area – in these cases, across continents – than an epidemic.
Example:
A White House spokesman said the administration soon will release "a pandemic flu plan" that is expected to address the critical issue of U.S. flu vaccine manufacturing capacity.
— Chicago Tribune, October 2005
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