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So this is the BIRD flu we were supposed to be so scared of a few years ago? THAT’S the real concern? (I’ve never heard much period, much less that worrying about Bird flu getting in there was the big part of it.)

And did you really type 0.44% (zero-point, i.e. <1%) vs 60%?

Yes, I did mean .44% which has recently been changed to .98% (due to the virus exploding in developing countries in recent weeks, ex.-India has a 2.3% mortality rate at present)....

http://bmartinmd.com/2009/08/h1n1-death-rate-near-1.html

http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/ops/hsc-scen-3_flu-pandemic-deaths.htm

The 1918 flu mortality rate was 2.5% and if it occurred in the US today, with the present population, it would cause the deaths of nearly 2 million people. The 1918 strain was an H1N1 virus and the “mother” of the present strain of swine flu.

There is also a fear that H1N1 will become more virulent even if it does not re-assort with another virus. Scientists believe that this occurred with the 1918 epidemic which is why the WHO is so concerned. The 1918 flu killed the majority of people in October thru Nov.

If you want to read more about H5N1, here is a scary look into the world of viruses....

http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Our-Door-Global-Threat/dp/1595580115