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Old 08-25-2009, 12:09 PM   #992
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Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck View Post
Well, considering about 36,000 die in America annually from regular flu, yeah swine flu is hype.....
How many have died from the new swine flu strain that came out in April?
This article from late July says "more than 700"
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/...swine-flu.html
This WHO article says 1800 worldwide.....
http://www.news-medical.net/news/200...each-1800.aspx

So I guess it depends who you ask....
Yeah...the CURRENT strain is not as a big a worry as it may have been...but moving forward and as we get towards the winter months....there is a very real possibility that it mutates once again and enough to cause a serious pandemic.

AS Thor mentioned, Virologists and their peers (not government or media employed BTW) are very worried about this stuff. Its not a matter of if, but more a matter of when. (much like the San Andreas fault...not if but when)

This particular virus has a history of being flat out deadly. The "hype" is warranted even if the media coverage seems over the top.
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