[HiTech RedNeck]

Health authorities are baffled at the apparent difference in the severity of a disease caused by the same virus in different countries. ''We can't explain it,'' says John Jernigan, the CDC expert who is monitoring patient care in the USA. ''We're actively investigating possible reasons for that.''

Could it be the health care system is better here

[flashbunny]

better healthcare, better sanitation, better hygeine, better food handling / prep practices. Also better / faster spread of information to coordinate treatment.

The problem with people extrapolating the death rate in asia, especially china, to what it would do in the US doesn't take into account that we're not a third world country.