Apart from the tendency for younger people to get it, it is worth noting that:
A) It almost exclusively affects people who handle birds, and/or keep them in their households,
and
B) It cannot, barring a very unlikely mutation, spread from human to human
This is just the latest "sky is falling", "we're all doomed", "life sucks" story from the DBM.
"B) It cannot, barring a very unlikely mutation, spread from human to human..."
Could you cite some sources for that? I know Michael Fumento, a non-scientist, has said that. Anyone else?
Many virologists say the opposite.
And, just think: would you rather have a bit of extra stored up so, say H5N1 does start spreading human to human easily, with a fatality rate only as high as the 1918 flu, you could avoid going out to the store and catching it? Or would you rather assume that everything will continue as it is, with the possibilty that if you are wrong, you will be much more likely to catch a possibly fatal illness?
I suppose you don't stock up a little extra in case of elecritc power outages from snow, falling trees, hurricanes, etc.
It's kind of like insurance that you can use, one way or the other.
10 out of 10 people die..... btw, I thought we were gonna die from SARS! Is SARS not popular any more?