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phoenix1002 · 05-07-2003, 10:15 AM

Just to put this in perspective, according to the NYTimes Science section, the influenza pandemic of 1918 had a mortality rate of 1% or less. It killed tens of millions of people worldwide.

The most recent study in China says that the death rate could be as high as 55% in people over 60 and 13.2% in younger people. It also seems to be highly communicable. Here's the link to the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/07/sc...agewanted=1&th

It is overhyped, but people are seeming to think that it is only hype. I think it is a major issue, and it's getting so much hype because nobody really knows much about it. Dismissing everything that we are told about it seems foolish to me.

05-07-2003, 10:15 AM	#28 (permalink)
phoenix1002 Psycho Location: lost	Just to put this in perspective, according to the NYTimes Science section, the influenza pandemic of 1918 had a mortality rate of 1% or less. It killed tens of millions of people worldwide. The most recent study in China says that the death rate could be as high as 55% in people over 60 and 13.2% in younger people. It also seems to be highly communicable. Here's the link to the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/07/sc...agewanted=1&th It is overhyped, but people are seeming to think that it is only hype. I think it is a major issue, and it's getting so much hype because nobody really knows much about it. Dismissing everything that we are told about it seems foolish to me. __________________ I'd rather be climbing... I approach college much like a recovering alcoholic--one day at a time...