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minus-square@entwine413@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish12•21 days agoPandemics don’t have to be global. It’s just over a large area.
minus-square@owsei@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglish7•20 days agoWHO defines it as “an epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries…”
minus-square@general_kitten@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish3•21 days agousually the definition of pandemic at least says it has to be multiple continents
minus-square@Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglish3•20 days agoI’m actually pretty sure it doesn’t say it has to be
minus-square@entwine413@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish2•20 days agoIt usually doesn’t say it has to be, it just uses multiple continents as an example of a large geographic area. Of course, there are multiple different definitions out there. Regardless, it’s silly to assume the virus would stay in the US.
Pandemics don’t have to be global. It’s just over a large area.
WHO defines it as “an epidemic occurring worldwide, or over a very wide area, crossing international boundaries…”
usually the definition of pandemic at least says it has to be multiple continents
I’m actually pretty sure it doesn’t say it has to be
It usually doesn’t say it has to be, it just uses multiple continents as an example of a large geographic area. Of course, there are multiple different definitions out there.
Regardless, it’s silly to assume the virus would stay in the US.