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Why are people afraid of the H1N1(swine flu)? Thousands and thousands of people die in a america from the regular flu but no one freaks out about that. Is it because we have decided that those are acceptable losses?

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by Galeanda on Nov 5, 2009 at 7:28 am Permalink

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Because they are being over excited by media and government to panic stage. There have been much less flu deaths this year so far than regular flu but it keeps getting hyped as a pandemic. Looks like this title

"H1N1 vaccine shortage fabricated to create hysteria, boost demand?"

is accurate.

http://www.naturalnews.com/.../...1N1_vaccines.html
It's a very interesting article.
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by LAoV - leaving AB - Please see profile on Nov 5, 2009 at 7:25 am Permalink

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Bah, humbug.

I'm sick right now. Maybe I have swine flu.

Am I going to the doctor? No. I'm congested, weak, and have an upset stomach. Boo hoo. It's a pain in the butt, but I've had seasonal allergy attacks worse than this.
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by Talimze wins the prize on Nov 5, 2009 at 7:22 am Permalink

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People are probably afraid because it's a pandemic.
Well, the chances of death for a person who gets H1N1 is about 1 in 3000, and that leaves the expected death toll for the US alone around 100,000, and the death toll for the whole world will probably remain in the hundreds of thousands. So, we're getting off lightly as pandemics go. But, it's important to know that just because there are not hundreds of millions of people dead doesn't mean there is no danger.
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Avatar The Un-named Nov, 05 2009 at 08:00 AM
hmm everything i looked up said no one has conclusively did from it in the US. maybe i am reading old stats. if we can't stop the common flu what makes a more likely to stop this one?
Avatar Talimze wins the prize Nov, 05 2009 at 08:04 AM
We can't really stop it, but we can try to keep deaths to a minimum by keeping people educated about it. However, many people refuse to be educated, and are stuck on one of the two extremes.
If anything we should take this as a chance to practice. After all, if H5N1 reaches the phase that H1N1 has, it's likely that 600 million people will die from it worldwide. Best to get in that practice now while things are still easy. Just in case.
Avatar Anonymous Nov, 05 2009 at 11:24 AM
Many people born before 1968 are already immune from H1N1. You're right, Talimze, that the H5N1 is potentially much more dangerous if it makes the mutation "jump" to human/human transmission. Like 1918.

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by Andrew on Nov 5, 2009 at 7:13 am Permalink

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it is the desease du jour.swine flu has been around for years.it is just its time in the sun. media hype
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