In Jan Brady voice: "China, China China!"
“Ebola” Virus.
“Lassa” Fever.
“German” Measles.
“Spanish” Flu.
“West Nile” Virus.
(the list goes on)
“Chinese” Virus
You forgot African Killer Bees! ✔
pssst: neither Lassa or Ebola are places.
And it ain't so much using the phrase Chinese Virus. It's who's doing it. And why.
It really should be called the Wuhan Virus, but that wouldn't have the same 'impact'.
Using the past to defend the present is a slippery slope. What other terms that have long gone to the proverbial grave shall we resurrect?“Ebola” Virus.
“Lassa” Fever.
“German” Measles.
“Spanish” Flu.
“West Nile” Virus.
(the list goes on)
“Chinese” Virus... “That’s racist!”
SMFH
Lassa and Ebola are both locations where those viruses originated. Ebola is a river and Lassa is a town.
SARs originated in cats
MERs originated in camels
So this one should be could BATs?
“Ebola” Virus.
“Lassa” Fever.
“German” Measles.
“Spanish” Flu.
“West Nile” Virus.
(the list goes on)
“Chinese” Virus... “That’s racist!”
SMFH
“Ebola” Virus.
“Lassa” Fever.
“German” Measles.
“Spanish” Flu.
“West Nile” Virus.
(the list goes on)
“Chinese” Virus... “That’s racist!”
SMFH
3 week stay at home order just implemented in Michigan. Can only leave for essential goods/services (groceries, medicine, gas, medical attention, etc), exercise, walking pets.
Yeah, I can't see our leaders being OK with us hunkering down for months and going into a great economic depression the likes of which no one has seen before. I don't think it's a political play, I think we might see UK's isolate elderly plan 2.0 coming soon, maybe a month into this lockdown thing.
Using the past to defend the present is a slippery slope. What other terms that have long gone to the proverbial grave shall we resurrect?
Evolution on a cultural level demands setting a higher bar for everyone. The term encourages xenophobia and racism. We can do better with nothing sacrificed in terms of concise expression and much to be gained in terms of improving the world we live in.
Bats eat insects... mosquitoes carry Malaria.So this one should be could BATs?