What does going parabolic mean? Does it mean growing exponentially? This one scares me more than the over-hyped bird flu and anthrax threats.
That’s exactly what it means.
Yes, it means growing exponentially. It is the parabolic part of the curve.
P.S. The avian influenza is not over hyped at all. H5N1 is a very real threat. The virus requires only a small handful of mutations to go pandemic in the human population. That will be another case of exponential growth we all hope to miss. It will be just as well if "In Flew Enza" doesn't make a return visit.