Why all the panic over Swine flu?
There are about 300 to 400 million cases of malaria each and every year, about 1.5 to 2.7 million of which are fatal. There are approximately 16 million cases of Typhoid each year, about 600,000 of which result in death.
Any death from disease is regrettable but surely the concern over Swine flu is out of prortion when you consider that tens of millions of people are dying from other diseases each year and no one seems to be nearly so concerned.
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13 Responses to “Why all the panic over Swine flu?”
Comment from Liam
Time April 8, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Because Malaria and Typhoid effect poorer countries and people from richer countries are arrogant to the problem.
Also this could be three times as worse as the flu of 1918 were 40 million aprox died, thats 120 million people aprox. especially since it could take up to 6 months to find a vacine.
Comment from Shano
Time April 9, 2009 at 11:43 am
THERE ARE NO CASES OF SWINE FLU IN THE U.S.A. AT ALL THEY ARE ONLY IN MEXICO AND MEXICO CITY. The doctors here in the U.S.A. aren’t worried about it why should we.
Comment from Gordon F
Time April 10, 2009 at 3:52 am
Probably because it’s said to become a “worldwide epidemic”.
I think the media’s overblown it a bit, though, which isn’t helping.
Comment from 123-pacman
Time April 10, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Flu can travel world wide the others cant, plus 50% will die because of this flu, be affraid be very affraid..
Comment from Joel =D
Time April 11, 2009 at 5:10 pm
lol yer youd think we be up in arms about that but!
this disease is airborn and has the possibilty of affecting us lol
and to be honest i dont think many people care about Africans and the media knows this
how wrong is our society ?
the power of the media is imense yes? lol!
sorry answer its a bit stupid lol >.>
Comment from Bulla
Time April 12, 2009 at 2:34 am
Its new to the world so a lot of people are scared and don’t know what it could do to them.
Comment from justin j
Time April 12, 2009 at 10:19 am
Exactly!
People are too paranoid about the little things these days…
Its a flu… that they put a name on…
No big deal
Its more contagious
but its not the end of the world…
Comment from eyewitness
Time April 13, 2009 at 2:48 pm
malaria can be cured with drugs and theres a vaccine for typhoid. no such treatments exist for swine flu
Comment from yett71
Time April 16, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Wow, It Could Kill Us. Thats Why People Are Panicing
Answer Plz:
Comment from «тнє ¢υℓℓєηιzєя.»
Time April 18, 2009 at 5:12 pm
Shano: Wrong. there are over 200 cases in the US, but nobody’s died yet. This Swine Flu’s different, and they’re worried it could become a pandemic and be like the 1918 flu epidemic (look up spanish flu).
Comment from thinpinblue
Time April 18, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Perhaps its because a “serious pandemic” which occurred in 1918 killed some 50 million people worldwide. I believe it was the Spanish flu virus. The other diseases are generally restricted to certain countries only.
Comment from Danny W
Time April 20, 2009 at 7:28 pm
You want an honest answer? Because it’s affecting the countries that actually matter…
Comment from keiran
Time April 8, 2009 at 8:13 am
cos its new and we dont no much about it