Bird flu killed 257.
SARS killed 774.
The 1918 Influenza Epidemic killed 50 million.
Health officials in Mexico report that swine flu has already killed 103 and sickened 1,614. No one knows for sure whether we face a pandemic or not. Swine flu is worrisome because people who died in Mexico were mostly older than age 3 and younger than age 60 (the 1918 Influenza was most deadly for people ages 20-40). Typically young children and the elderly are most vulnerable.
A vaccine for swine flu is estimated to take four to six months to develop and have ready. Hopefully Porky Pig was not prophetic when he said, "Th th th that's all folks!"
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This talk of swine makes me feel all dirty.
ReplyDeleteWe were informed by the Chula Vista School district today that Swine Flu is no longer a concern.
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