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Originally Posted by SteveM
But seriously, has the swine flu proven to be more deadly than any other flu? This is somethin I haven't been able to get a handle on. Is I going to kill more peeople than a "regular " flu? Or are we just freaking out about it because the Media has tired of reporting on the recession? |
I think the biggest difference is that the "normal" flu tends only to kill the very young, and the elderly. Whereas this particular strain is strong enough to kill healthy adults more easily than the everyday variations.
That said, IIRC something like 20,000 people die every year from plain old influenza... I think a lot of the "danger" from the swine flu is more hype than anything.
And that kid/pig picture is fucking comedy GOLD!