Linear growth: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Exponential growth: 1,2,4,8
One a week for multiple weeks is clearly LINEAR>
One a week for multiple weeks is not and never has been exponential growth.
I was smart enough to realize that 1 a week for multiple weeks mean that this is NOT exponential growth, but instead linear growth.
You are wrong to think that because certain other diseases spread exponentially, that this one is growing exponentially. Very wrong to ignore the actual facts and just think about what you are afraid is happening.
I am not retarded, and I got an A in calculus, but it has been a long time.
Get your head out of the media's panic attack and look at the actual facts of the case before you insult people that are well informed.