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To: epicure who wrote (6223)1/26/2004 10:59:44 AM
From: redfish  Read Replies (2) of 20773
 
"Do your due diligence- and add up all the victims of the flu- just for a start (no need to include 1918), compare to the victims of terrorism- no comparison."

I agree, I did my dd when the SARS scare hit, and realized SARs was nothing compared to the 20,000 people who die each year in the U.S. of the common flu. Worldwide the death toll of the common flu is enormous.

Now we have this chicken flu scaring everyone ... what are 10 deaths around the world compared to 20,000 each year in the U.S. alone?

Re terrorism, the real threat imo is weaponized smallpox, that could kill 50m easy.
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