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