hsrob on 28 April 2009
| Slimebeast said: People seldom die from a flu. Mostly elderly and already sick individuals. I predict this flu ain't no more lethal than the regular seasonal flu's. |
You may be right but read my previous post at the top of this page. Even if this isn't more lethal than a regular seasonal flu it has the potential to infect a greater number of people. A greater number of people infected with the same mortality rate means more people dead. The additional risk is that it mutates into a more lethal form of H1N1, which is entirely possible given that Influenza is very prone to mutations. The Spanish Flu which was a H1N1 virus had a mortality rate estimated at up to 20%.
