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Like when Ebola was discovered near the Ebola River, it got the name "Ebola", which made everyone hate and loathe residents of the area around that river. Or Marburg, Germany, which became anathema after the Marburg Virus emerged. Or the "Hong Kong Flu" which nearly killed Lyndon Johnson (and did kill many others) and whose name resulted in the longstanding economic depression in Hong Kong. Even today people avoid Spain because of the dreaded Spanish Flu. I could go on.

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Wow, that's a really interesting point. I guess I've never stopped to think about the impact these names have. I of course saw how Asian people were treated during COVID times and the impact that had. One does have to wonder if the media would have that same smoke for Missouri.