On Fri, 01 May 2009 06:55:16 -0600, hal wrote:

On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:20:01 -0400, Rabid Weasel Lawson
wrote:

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:26:42 -0700, wismel wrote:

This event is an advanced biological warfare event. It is far more
important than 9/11, and, by itself, could bring deaths in such
magnitudes as to exceed the number of deaths from all causes in the
Second World War.

This would be a lot more convincing if it weren't for the fact that this
variant of the Swine Flu is approximately 50 to 500 times *LESS* deadly
than the garden variety flu which kills up to 48,000 in the U.S. alone (as
the upper bounds). This Swine Flu, in contrast has killed a maximum of
about 200 people.

Wow, you say some pretty stupid **** but this takes the cake. So you
conclusion is H1N1 is not as lethal because SO FAR it has only killed
200 people?


Less than 200, actually. And That's not what I'm saying that's what
*epidemiologists* are saying. And yes, it's true. *THIS* version of H1N1
(there are many) really *IS* less deadly than the garden variety H1N1
which hits every year. Apparently far less infectious too. This version
of H1N1 has been operating approximately 1/2 the time of regular flu
season so far and has still has only managed to rack up 1/100 the deaths
WORLDWIDE that the garden variety flu manages in the U.S. alone.
Depending on which stats, garden variety flu kills 36,000 people in the
U.S. and 500,000 worldwide every year.


http://www.latimes.com/features/heal...,3606923.story


Are you even considering the number of deaths in
proportion to the number of infections?

Yes, epidemiologists are considering that. The problem is that you are an
ill-informed moron who is easily scared by soundbytes.

(IH)