Flu!
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:35 pm
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_in ... index.html
Getting the facts straight on avian flu:
There's a bunch of avian flu variants. The aggressive one is H5N1.
20 cases of H5N1 infection have been confirmed by the CDC. Of those 20 people infected, 7 died.
In past pandemics, 25%-35% of the population was infected. In the 1918 pandemic, the mortality rate in the U.S. was 2.5%. Presumably that means that at least 10% of those infected were killed.
On a non avian flu note, here's a link to getting a shot:
http://www.flucliniclocator.org/
Apparently, the H1N1 which caused the 1918 flu pandemic is not a risk for a modern pandemic due to vaccination efforts.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/1918flupandemic.htm
Getting the facts straight on avian flu:
There's a bunch of avian flu variants. The aggressive one is H5N1.
20 cases of H5N1 infection have been confirmed by the CDC. Of those 20 people infected, 7 died.
In past pandemics, 25%-35% of the population was infected. In the 1918 pandemic, the mortality rate in the U.S. was 2.5%. Presumably that means that at least 10% of those infected were killed.
On a non avian flu note, here's a link to getting a shot:
http://www.flucliniclocator.org/
Apparently, the H1N1 which caused the 1918 flu pandemic is not a risk for a modern pandemic due to vaccination efforts.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/1918flupandemic.htm