To: devere
The last pandemic, the Hong Kong flu, occurred in 1968 - killing 34,000 Americans. In 1918, the Great Flu Epidemic killed more than 500,000 Americans.
are these comparisons even valid against what might happen today ?
medicine in 1968 was better than 1918 and today it's better than 1968.
To: stylin19a
medicine in 1968 was better than 1918 and today it's better than 1968.
Well, some better, some worse, and perhaps not a whole lot different in its ability to treat the flu.
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11/23/2007 9:09:04 PM PST by
ThePythonicCow
(The Greens and Reds steal in fear of freedom and capitalism; Fear arising from a lack of Faith.)
To: stylin19a
The 1918 pandemic had a CFR of 12%.The H5N1 current CFR is around 80% with an expected attenuation to 64% after a pandemic year. If this jumps at the current CFR the clock will be turned back several centuries.
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