A few weeks ago, the world was perched on the pandemic precipice with a crumbling ledge beneath our feet. Well, maybe not really. But the media sure portrayed the situation like it was.
The swine flu, excuse me, H1N1 virus, turned out to be a bust. Why? Maybe it busted because the WHO and CDC moved quickly to distribute antivirals and methods to test for the exact strain of H1N1. Those quick actions helped to isolate victims and curtail the spread of the flu.
Some are asking "what's the big deal?" Less than 300 people worldwide died from H1N1 and almost 500,000 people a year die from seasonal flu. Why do we care so much about H1N1?
Well, seasonal flu hurts elderly and young children the most. The majority of deaths from seasonal flu are occur with the elderly. (Trust me, I did the little "r" research and these facts are the god's honest truth) The flu is a gateway sickness that cascades into something worse like pneumonia, but the deaths are attributed to flu.
H1N1 was deadliest to people age 21-50 and NOT the elderly. H1N1 was most virulent against the working age people. Why? Doctors think because these people don't take the time to get fully better before working or try to work through the sickness. Remember the advice when pigs were making us sick, "If you're sick, don't go to work. Stay home and get better." That is advice that will save your life. You can find another job later, the idiot who doesn't follow this advice won't be coming back to his job anyway.
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