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Politics : Swine Flu -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Rock_nj who wrote (257)	6/18/2009 4:50:43 PM
From: Paul Kern	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 463

The reason why this H1N1 Swine Flu outbreak is a pandemic is because people born before 1957 have no resistence to it. Therefore, the infection rates, and eventually the death rates as well, will be significantly higher than the seasonal flu. People born AFTER 1957 have no resistance to it.

To: Rock_nj who wrote (257)	6/19/2009 2:06:01 AM
From: Yorikke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 463

'The reason why this H1N1 Swine Flu outbreak is a pandemic is because people born before 1957 have no resistence to it. Therefore, the infection rates, and eventually the death rates as well, will be significantly higher than the seasonal flu.' So far this is just an broad assumption based on quite limited data. It sounds scary but has not been proven. At best there is reduced resistance, lack of resistance is a very broad claim. Your second statement is a 'What if' Well if wishes were fishes.... You statement proves my point. You are claiming a reason for fear over unproven suppositions. I don't dispute the need to be cautious about this disease. But your rhetoric is just fear mongering and not science. Most people who speak about this disease are doing the same thing. Sooner or later, people are going to catch on and simply shake their heads. The entire public health system will suffer because of what is to this point a low level infection by a flu strain with lower than average morbidity.