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LA Times: Scientists see this flu strain as relatively mild
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[quote:Boomer:MV83ODQxNjdfMTIwNTEzNDFfQ0UxODQxMDY=] [quote:Anonymous Coward 196275] you may be correct. i think the consensus of most posters is prudent preparations...ie, investing in supplies that would be bought anyway but compressing the timeframe. I prepared for the y2k fiasco because it sounded plausible. the supplies purchased were consumed over the next year so the net cost of preparation was zero. same scenario now but with a potential extra benefit of inflation protection. other than investing in a generator, there really wasn't any out of pocket cost then or now. [/quote] It won't speculate on what [b]most[/b] GLPers are thinking, but from what I'm seeing it looks clear that a great many are actually frightened of the virus itself, concerned that they will become infected and die as a result. Caution would be acknowledging that the human variable could cause the situation to descend into chaos and danger. As such it may be wise to keep an eye on the situation and perhaps prepare some meager contingencies for an "in the event of." But that doesn't appear to be the common outlook and reaction. [/quote]
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Genetic data indicate this outbreak won't be as deadly as that of 1918, or even the average winter.
As the World Health Organization raised its infectious disease alert level Wednesday and health officials confirmed the first death linked to swine flu inside U.S. borders, scientists studying the virus are coming to the consensus that this hybrid strain of influenza -- at least in its current form -- isn't shaping up to be as fatal as the strains that caused some previous pandemics.
In fact, the current outbreak of the H1N1 virus, which emerged in San Diego and southern Mexico late last month, may not even do as much damage as the run-of-the-mill flu outbreaks that occur each winter without much fanfare. ...
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