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Old 08-02-2014, 09:35   #42
Pete
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Young, old and weak

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Originally Posted by Brush Okie View Post
Folks, to keep this in perspective really it is not that many deaths. Granted the victims it is significant but here is something to compare it to. The number of influenza deaths in the UNITED STATES ALONE every year:



http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease...ted_deaths.htm

That is a drop in the bucket. Before the media starts a panic bla bla bla remember no one gets out alive.
And the flu preys mainly on the young, old and weak. You've survived many a flu season.

If Ebola Season hits the US your survival rate might be a lot, lot, lot lower,
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