A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease
Pandemic doesn't mean it would have disastrous effects on Americans' health...just that it was a new disease that was global.
SARS was a pandemic in 2002. Did it affect you?
MERS was a pandemic in 2012. Did it affect you?
Swine flu was a pandemic in 2009. Did it affect you?
I said it was a pandemic 2.5 weeks before the WHO declared it...
My post (Feb 24)
http://tigerboard.com/boards/view.php?message=16776381
WHO declaration was March 11