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Originally Posted by joe_mullen
I guess I consider Mexico as part of Central America. Also, 1 toddler passing away from this strain is not proof of anything. Toddlers die from the flu all the time.
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Yes they do, as do the old and weak to the point of almost 1/2 million each year. but when a new strain starts up and mutates it can kill 10's of millions in one season if not taken seriously.
In WW1 the Spanish flu (actually started in the USA) killed more American soldiers than combat did. by the end of 1918 it had killed upwards of 50 million people. why did it kill so many? people had been living with the flu forever (much like today) but this flu was different and nobody had antibodies in their system to fight that new strain.
New strains of the flu do not pick just the toddlers and the old and weak, It's attacks everyone and make no mistake it can kill anyone, until they can find a working vaccination for this pig flu everyone should be very careful.