[Ads-l] New word - Casedemic

[Peter Reitan]

Casedemic - an epidemic of reported cases, not necessarily associated 
with actual illnesses or other indicia at a level indicative of a 
current or persisting epidemic or pandemic.

Frequently used as a hashtag - #casedemic.

Earliest example on Twitter. Myles Hocking @myleshocking, July 29, 2020, 
9:30 AM.
https://mobile.twitter.com/myleshocking/status/1288512340091166724

"It's a casedemic now not a deadly-epidemic . . . I see you haven't 
tweeted death stats for weeks.  The 2009/9 flu had a big test surge see 
below.  In short lots of testing, not much dying. Taken from @FatEmperor 
podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBRcK-od50Q  "

I haven't listened to the referenced hour-and-some-odd minute podcast on 
YouTube to see whether the word is used there, but another early example 
appears to quote him.  It was posted to YouTube on July 28.

Kulvinder Kaur MD @dockaurG, August 5, 2020, 8:09 AM. 
https://mobile.twitter.com/dockaurG/status/1291028579363500033

"The epidemic existed - that is a separate point.  It is over. We now 
have a #Casedemic.  A Casedemic neurosis fuels hysteria, and is 
anti-scientific in nature." - @FatEmperor."


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