panic

The word panic comes from the name of the Greek god Pan or Panas, who was reputed to cause humans to flee in maddening fear. Initially, the word described the intensity of a feeling of unjustified, individual, or collective fear...

I guess it could be my age showing here but... many of us believe that, despite the current virus raging through the world, the Coronavirus is still FAR from the world's most lethal pandemic. It just seems that way...