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Originally Posted by transplant99
In the space of 27 months from March 1918 to June 1920 it is estimated that a full 1/3 of the worlds population was infected and conservatively 40 million people died....from the same strain as H1N1.
Extroplate that.
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Yes... A disease 90 years ago killed a lot of people. My point is that there are PLENTY of diseases that existed and/or continue to exist that put H1N1 to shame when it comes to body count - either in the long term or in a very short span like the 27 months you reference. However, these much more problematic things get little to no concern compared to the media coverage the swine flu got.
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Originally Posted by transplant99
Obviously the medical field has made massive strides since then and likely has a much better and quicker response to anything similar this time around. That doesnt mean that the "hype" as you put it, is anything but appropriate in one way...education for prevention.
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If it was simply education for prevention that they were spreading.... great...
But the constant media coverage of the swine flu was nothing but an attempt to stir up fear and sell newspapers.
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In the mean time i think its great everyone knows about and can help prevent it from spreading....dont you?
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Again, if that's what they were doing it would have been a good idea but it wasn't. After months and months of around the clock apocalyptic warnings of hearing how pigs were going to cough on me in attempt to murder me and everyone I care about, the real message gets tuned out and replaced by irrational hysteria.