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Originally Posted by VegasLuvsMe
The N1H1 (swine flu) virus is not as bad as I thought it would be as of May 3rd;
http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/
But I read an article on this same strain of virus dated 1918-1919, and millions of people were infected during that time, with a 1% death rate.
It is contagious, but can be treated in time.
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figured as such. our society loves crisis and the media is happy to fuel the fire. world health organization says up to half a million people die every year from the regular flu. they also say they about 15% of the worlds population gets one form of influenza or another every year with about 5 million cases being severe. no one rioting in the streets over those numbers so i took "swine flu mania" with a grain of salt....