Panicdemic (panic + pandemic)
“Panicdemic” (panic + pandemic) became a popular word during the swine influenza on 2009 and the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak. A “panicdemic” describes a pandemic (real or imagined) that creates mass fear and panic.
“Having a swine flu panic-demic? don’t worry. follow its spread online” was posted on Twitter by Unlimited Magazine on April 26, 2009. “Always amazed at media coverage on world health issues. Now swine flu—pandemic or PANICdemic? You decide” was posted on Twitter by Martha Young on April 27, 2009, and the “panicdemic” term was used by others on the same day. “Panicdemic” was entered in the Urban Dictionary on May 7, 2009, and again on February 26, 2020.
Wikipedia: Swine influenza
Swine influenza is an infection caused by any one of several types of swine influenza viruses. Swine influenza virus (SIV) or swine-origin influenza virus (S-OIV) is any strain of the influenza family of viruses that is endemic in pigs. As of 2009, the known SIV strains include influenza C and the subtypes of influenza A known as H1N1, H1N2, H2N1, H3N1, H3N2, and H2N3.
The swine flu was initially seen in the US in April 2009, where the strain of the particular virus was a mixture from 3 types of strains. Six of the genes are very similar to the H1N2 influenza virus that was found in pigs around 2000.
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak is an ongoing global outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China on 1 December 2019, spreading to every province-level administrative division of the country by 29 January 2020. On 30 January, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern following an increase in the number of cases outside China.
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Unlimited Magazine
@UnlimitedMagNZ
having a swine flu panic-demic? don’t worry. follow its spread online http://mashable.com/2009/04/25/track-swine-flu/
10:59 PM · Apr 26, 2009·Twitter Web Client
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Martha Young
@MarthaAYoung
Always amazed at media coverage on world health issues. Now swine flu—pandemic or PANICdemic? You decide.
8:37 AM · Apr 27, 2009·Twitter Web Client
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shelfoo
@therealshelfoo
laughing about the swine flu panicdemic
12:09 PM · Apr 27, 2009·Twitter Web Client
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James Valentine
@Valentine702
We are in the grip of the latest Panicdemic. Terror, global warming, flu. If’ it’s not apocalyptic, we’re not happy. Why is that?
9:24 PM · Apr 27, 2009·Twitter Web Client
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April Pressler
@April_Pressler
Swine flu + Global financial crisis + Climate change = ,Panicdemic? Nice one, James Vallentine.
11:01 PM · Apr 27, 2009·Twitter Web Client
Google Groups: Heavensoon
This week on ‘The Hal Lindsey Report’
Heaven soon
5/1/09
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Hey, America! I know you’re busy battling the latest ‘panic-demic’; ...
Urban Dictionary
Panicdemic
A disease which may turn into a pandemic, triggers all emergency action plans, and then fails to turn into a pandemic.
The actions taken by Governments trigger a Pandemic. Often driven by media hype during otherwise quiet periods.
That swine flu turned out to be a total panicdemic.
#swine flu#pandemic#epidemic#fever#spanish flu
by Blueinternet May 07, 2009
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Raj Lalwani
@lookdoyousee
Swine flu is not a pandemic. It’s a panicdemic.
6:06 PM · Aug 14, 2009·Twitter Web Client
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Rob MacD
@RobMacD
thinks H1N1 is more of a panicdemic than a pandemic. More people are dying of leprosy.
8:27 AM · Oct 29, 2009·HootBar
Google Groups: or.politics
I’ll ask this question once again…
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cross-rhodes
2/5/10
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Good thing, it was an overwrought panic-demic.
Google Groups: world_wide_with_god_minstry
[SharingYourBurdens] : Pandemics or PANICdemics - Another good one!
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7/8/11
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It’s a Pandemic, no it’s a Panicdemic. The Swine Flu is everywhere and nowhere.. EVERYONE PLEASE REMAIN CALM as we all PANIC!
Google Books
Psychiatry of Pandemics:
A Mental Health Response to Infection Outbreak
Edited by Damir Huremović
New York, NY: Springer
2019
Pp. 25-26:
Health agencies were accused of creating panic (“panicdemic”) and peddling unproven vaccines to boost the pharmaceutical companies (in 2009, some extra $1.5 billion worth of H1N1 vaccines were purchased and administered in the USA).
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Godless Я/МЫ Coronavirus
@TheGod_Particle
China battles spread of Sars-like coronavirus
Waiting for the PANICdemic response from the media as the first #American case is announced
China battles spread of Sars-like coronavirus
Stocks fall as Beijing confirms human-to-human transmission ahead of Chinese new year
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2:03 PM · Jan 21, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
Asia Times
‘Panicdemic’ infects travel biz in Koreas, Japan
As Chinese tour groups dry up, locals cancel China trips, NE Asia tourism industry faces financial hammering
By ANDREW SALMON
JANUARY 29, 2020
As panic continues to mount over the Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak, North Korea has locked down its borders until further notice while the South Korean and Japanese travel sectors watch the fallout increase as China suspends group tours and domestic tourists cancel bookings.
Urban Dictionary
panicdemic
Widespread national (and sometimes global) panic symptomatic of overly-hyped, repetetive news & media coverage of a disease, a policy, an event or a person.
Despite the fact that (to date) the flu sickens and kills over 3 times the number of people, the potential of a Coronavirus pandemic has created a worldwide panicdemic.
by Beadmaven1 February 26, 2020
School Transportation News
Coronavirus COVID-19: Pandemic or ‘Panicdemic?’
By Dr. Stephen Sroka -March 11, 2020
A pandemic is based on facts. A “panicdemic” is based on fears. We have both with COVID-19.
YouTube
Coronavirus Panicdemic! | Top 5 Survival Tips
Mar 14, 2020
Jake Schmiedicke
Herb Derbler brings you an Exclusive Coronavirus Special Report: Top 5 tips for surviving Coronavirus COVID-19!
MSN
Dr. Phil
‘Panic-Demic?’ Infectious Disease Specialist Warns Against Mass Hysteria Amid COVID-19 Fears
Duration: 05:22 March 17, 2020
Dr. Abdu Sharkawy is a physician and an infectious disease specialist at the University of Toronto in Canada. His March 5, 2020, social media post, “Coronavirus: Mass Panic May Be Worse Than Virus Itself” about reported mass hysteria and hoarding supplies amid concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, has been shared upward of 2 million times.
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Henry Makow
@HenryMakow
Panicdemic
‘China has averaged about 20 new cases for about the last 7 days or more. Today just 13. 86% have recovered already.
I am still not hearing this news on CBC, CNN.
In China, 4.0% have died and that may edge up to 4.1%.
China has reopened. Apple, Starbucks reopened.”
8:53 AM · Mar 19, 2020·Twitter Web App
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Henry Makow
@HenryMakow
It’s not a pandemic, it’s a panic demic, orchestrated by the Rothschild-controlled msm and go-fer politicians.
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Jim Hoft
@gatewaypundit
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Wow! New York State Dumps Another 1,700 Nursing Home Deaths into Their Coronavirus Death Totals! https://thegatewaypundit.com/2020/05/wow-new-york-state-dumps-another-1700-nursing-home-deaths-coronavirus-death-totals/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=websitesharingbuttons via @gatewaypundit
4:42 PM · May 5, 2020·Twitter Web App