[HiTech RedNeck]

"Rarely" lethal -- if 5% is rare, well maybe, but still more commonly than the cold or flu. That's why we would care about how many people catch it even if the vast majority don't die. Skeeters can carry it from one person to another, and now it appears to be an issue in organ donations as well.

[Trust but Verify]

Your math is not very good. Where do you get 5% morbidity rate? The rest of your argument is flawed as well. There are far more deaths each year due to flu. Why not hypothesize that terrorists are responsiblr for that 'deadly' disease? I guess it fits your argument, though, so ignore all the facts.