Following a flare-up of measles in California and reports of new cases across several western states this week, the disease diphtheria told reporters Thursday that it was excited about the possibility of a new outbreak in America. I really didnt think I stood a chance of re-emerging in a developed country again, but this measles thing is giving me some hopeI mean, why not me? said the deadly contagious infection that has been virtually nonexistent in the United States since a vaccine was introduced in the 1920s. I dont want to get ahead of myself, obviously, but these days I just feel like anythings possible. Man, another epidemic! If I get a second opportunity, Ill definitely make the most of it. Diphtheria went on to say that, if everything really fell into place, itd be able to reunite in the human population with typhus and polio. 