[Pessimist]

I haven't really been following this whole bird flu thing so far. Anybody know what the mortaility rate is?

[Servant of the 9]

I haven't really been following this whole bird flu thing so far. Anybody know what the mortaility rate is?

Over 100,000 deaths predicted for the US if we have a major outbreak.

So9

[green iguana]

Anybody know what the mortality rate is?

50%

[Gritty]

Anybody know what the mortaility rate is?

Of the total confirmed cases, it is running over 50%. If it breaks out in an easily contagious human to human mode, nobody knows what it will be. Speculation is, authorities "hope" it will drop to only 5-10% when (not "if") it breaks out into a pandemic. But nobody really knows what it will be until then.

One thing we do know now - it is extremely lethal when people catch it. Most people so far seem to have caught it directly from birds. However, some have caught it from other people with whom they have close contact, such as family members.

Check the following thread for updates:

Avian Flu Surveillance Project