Epidemic? Really? Who’s buying that BS?
ep·i·dem·ic (p-dmk) also ep·i·dem·i·cal (—kl)
adj.
1. Spreading rapidly and extensively by infection and affecting many individuals in an area or a population at the same time: an epidemic outbreak of influenza.
2. Widely prevalent: epidemic discontent.
n.
1. An outbreak of a contagious disease that spreads rapidly and widely.
2. A rapid spread, growth, or development:
Year Estimated new HIV infections
2006 48,600
2007 56,000
2008 47,800
2009 48,100
2010 47,500
2011 49,273
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/library/reports/surveillance/2011/surveillance_Report_vol_23.html
“Year Estimated new HIV infections”
In a world like this, there is no reason to believe that such data is true. Ever.