Yes!!! We were uneducated idiots in the past, so that means we can NEVER LEARN OR DO BETTER NOW!!!!!

Yup, Spanish flu didn't come from Spain and the German measles didn't originate in Germany. Spain was just the first to be transparent about the virus spreading, neutrality can be a b***h. A German physician was just the first to describe 'rubella' as a separate disease, seems fair... Region of origin shouldn't have any bearing on what we name a disease.

the Spanish flu is famously known for being named after a country it didnt start in.

The Spanish flu was named after Spain not because it originated there, but because they were the first country to test and publicize it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_flu BTW, did you know that syphilis likely originated in the New World? "Yankee" syphilis anyone? https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/the-origin-of-syphilis

The AMERICAN dream....

First case of the influenza that became known as the Spanish flu was in Kansas. The American soldiers during WW1 brought it to Europe.

The Spanish didn't start the Spanish flu, only reported it, but Coronavirus did start in China and therefore it's a Chinese virus. It's not racist, it's a fact.

In ye olden days they just named the flu after their enemy, to some the black death was the Jewish Plague

You do know... that Spanish flu didn't not originate from Spain, and German Measles did not originate in Germany right? How they got their names were because Spain reported neutrally while others hid their numbers, and German physicians described rubella as a separate disease. We have not named diseases in the past. Even if Spain was mistaken as the source that was in year 1918, 2 years before women could vote in the U.S.

So is your point that we should continue to be racist? And do what our ancestors did? It's not like coronavirus or covid-19 are hard names.

The swine flu came from the U.S. Many people are telling me It was named after the "president".

good point

tRump virus.

You forgot Russian Roulette.

Racist then and racist now, JEFF

MERS (Middle eastern respiratory syndrome)

No one know where the Spanish Flu originated. It's called that because during WWI Spain was the only country that was reporting on it. It killed between 50 - 100M. Global population back then was only 1.8B. No one knows why it went away but most scientist believe it killed all that were susceptible to it. Do we want that again?

BLACK plague.

Yet the spanish flu came from america/france/germany but they weren't allowed to report on it, unlike the spanish.

I, as a German, I'm really offended now - not. I couldn't care less, and neither do the Chinese.

CHINESE virus!

Spanish Inquisition

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Let's not forget French disease (syphilis) ;)

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Ok. But the spanish flu ended in Spain passing by France. The origine of it could be France or USA (?) It was called "spanish flu" for political reasons.

The reason there is a surge of Covid-19 incidence is NOT due to late warnings from China but failure from Governments to follow advice, esp UK,US and Italy.

Actually they did, there are also several research articles ranging in dates. If other countries including our own would have been more situationally aware we wouldn't be in this predicament. Other countries that were surging in numbers tackled that right away and are maintaining their numbers instead of increasing rapidly. Oh well, what is done is done, stop pointing fingers and hope that those on the frontlines get appropriate ppe.

They notified WHO in December