super-spreader, a person capable of infecting unusually high numbers of contacts
A person who initiates a pandemic is often referred to as a "superspreader" if they unknowingly spread the disease to many others. However, if someone intentionally causes a pandemic, they could be labeled as an "infectious disease agent" or, in extreme cases, as a "bioterrorist." It's important to note that the emergence of pandemics is typically due to complex interactions between pathogens, hosts, and environmental factors, rather than the actions of a single individual.
The first known person to have contracted the 2009 H1N1 Influenza in March 2009 was a young boy named Edgar Hernandez from La Gloria, Mexico, a small town of approximately 3,000 people. He recovered from the virus.