Enterovirus D68 And Influenza Far More Dangerous Than Ebola In U.S., Say Top Physicians

Forbes ^ | 10/09/2014 | David Kroll

[SeekAndFind]

A panel of infectious diseases experts this morning expressed far more grave concerns for Americans about the risks of flu and enterovirus D68 than for Ebola virus disease. That’s noteworthy because the group included Bruce Ribner, MD, MPH, the Emory University Hospital doctor who led the team that successfully treated two Ebola-infected medical missionaries, Dr. Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol.

Infectious diseases caregivers and public health professionals are gathered in Philadelphia through the weekend for the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), more commonly known as IDWeek 2014. (You can also follow attendees in real-time on Twitter at the hashtag, #IDweek.) The Society organized the press conference because of the very timely news about Ebola here, Europe, and West Africa, as well as children with respiratory disease caused by enterovirus D68.

Of these three diseases, one kills 3,000 to 49,000 Americans each year, yet is preventable: Influenza. As a result, all Americans are urged to take advantage of access to this year’s flu vaccine, a sentiment strongly expressed by panel moderator, Jeff Duchin, MD, University of Washington associate professor of allergy and infectious diseases and chief of communicable disease control for the Seattle & King County Public Health Department.

And even if the vaccine is not 100% effective for a given person, the severity of the disease is reduced significantly.

[tcrlaf]

Bulls**t....

Ebola has a 70-90% death rate.

They are trying HARD to tamp down the panic, and that tells me I should start worrying.

[The Sons of Liberty]

Not familiar with D68, but Ebola and Enterovirus are here as a the result of open borders, courtesy of the kenyan muzzie, Hussain 0bama.

[GraceG]

True, but getting Ebola is darned near a death sentence...

[Sacajaweau]

I've been saying that for a week. Kids are dying from this and many are paralyzed....similar to Polio.

I'm going to take a guess...We had a threat of a flu pandemic (H1N1?)a couple years back and folks and especially children lined up for free shots all over the place. One of the side effects of those free shots was paralysis. I'd like to know how many of these paralyzed kids had those shots.

[oh8eleven]

Enterovirus D68 And Influenza Far More Dangerous Than Ebola
BS BS BS

There's more than a 50% fatality rate for Ebola.
Enterovirus D68 and the Flu are NO WHERE near that.

[Sacajaweau]

http://www.naturalnews.com/039570_swine_flu_vaccine_paralysis_disorders.html#

[no-to-illegals]

Since becoming a consumer nation ... Americans consume willingly, even though the majority of Americans object, ebola, entrerovirus, moslems and every other infectious disease brought to our shores. Our elites have told us repeatedly that if Americans refuse, and a majority of Americans refuse and want our elites to stop this because they can, and Americans are reminded ... you are racists. And then the elites walk away and go back to importing all things that can kill Americans. Welcome to the New Normal, Americans.

[oh8eleven]

Even the 1918 Flu fatalities were no more than 20%.

[grania]

they are trying hard to tamp down the panic...

By telling us we not only have to fear Ebola, but two more supposedly more deadly disease this coming winter? Yeah, that reassured me....right into stockpiling everything I need for self-quarantine this winter.

[discostu]

Not BS at all. The flu kills more people every year than all the ebola outbreaks combined. Yes IF you catch ebola your chances of survival are slim, but the reality is you’re not GOING TO. It doesn’t transmit well, especially not if you bother to practice normal 1st world hygiene precautions.

All panic is going to do is line you up for an early heart attack.

[discostu]

Look at your own numbers. You’ve got less than 2000 deaths from ebola in almost 40 years. 5000 people a year die from the flu in America. Your very chart proves they’re right.

[Perseverando]

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[oh8eleven]

You're talking total fatalities, I'm talking fatality rate. If you get the Flu there's a 5% chance you die - with Ebola, it's like 60% or greater.
Which one is more dangerous? Which one would you rather have?

[gdani]

Enterovirus D68 And Influenza Far More Dangerous Than Ebola In U.S., Say Top Physicians

These stupid "physicians" are trying to ruin everyone's apocalypse fantasies.

[mad_as_he$$]

Yup, the flu is worse talking point has been making the rounds for three days now. Clearly a managed effort.

[SkyDancer]

In modern times the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918 killed over 18 million ...

[discostu]

But the rate alone doesn’t matter. If you’re looking at what is most likely to kill you or your loved ones you (ie what is ACTUALLY endangering them, and what you should worry about) flu has got ebola beat hands down. The fact is you are probably going to get the flu multiple times in your life, you will almost certainly lose someone in your life to the flu (probably somebody with an already compromised immune system but it will happen). You will not catch ebola, no one you know will ever catch ebola, probably no one you know will ever know someone who caught ebola. This is what makes the flu by far the more dangerous.

[mazz44]

Absolutely correct! Cunning and deceptive words of arrogant experts, constantly promoting their use of vaccines to a lazy thinking society. the fence about the illegal immigration invasion? Parents, keep your children close. To all those still in denial and believe that this is just coincidence, "Pull Your Head Out of the Sand!" This law breaking and deception must be stopped. On a side note, ironically, kids with the most vaccine history, such as administration of the flu vaccine, are more immune compromised and susceptible to the Enterovirus D68 strain. Increased risk of noninfluenza respiratory virus infections associated with receipt of inactivated influenza vaccine.” Clin Infect Dis. 2012 Jun;54(12):1778-83. This was a placebo controlled study and the recipients of a particular flu vaccine had 4 times as many respiratory illnesses as recipients of a placebo. Annual vaccination against influenza virus hampers development of virus-specific CD8⁺ T cell immunity in childrenJ Virol. 2011 Nov;85(22):11995-2000