[Movemout]

"May be fatal in over 90% of the cases"

Can you provide a citation for this number? Even the Spanih Flu only had a mortality rate of 2.5% I think the mortality rate from your average flue is something like .01%

[EternalHope]

"May be fatal in over 90% of the cases"

Can you provide a citation for this number? Even the Spanih Flu only had a mortality rate of 2.5% I think the mortality rate from your average flue is something like .01%

This story actually broke a couple of days ago. The World Health Organization issued this alert yesterday. This particular article has very little new information in it.

FreeRepublic has the information you are asking about if you do a search.

The fatality number currently being used is OVER 90% of the cases. The reason they are using that high a number is that thus far, NO ONE has recovered. Until someone gets well, they have no way to estimate the fatality rate.

This is NOT flu or pneumonia in any traditional sense. It is referred to as "atypical" pneumonia only because one of its affects is fluid in the lungs.

Thus far, nothing has been found that affects it. Even more alarming, they have not even found the organism that is causing it.

This is very, very serious.

[happygrl]

Even the Spanih Flu only had a mortality rate of 2.5% I think the mortality rate from your average flue is something like .01%

Click on MotherAbigail's link on Post#46.

Then go to Post#20. It states 150 cases world wide with nine deaths. That is 6%.

[Pharmboy]

See post 94

[Doc Savage]

This is totally bogus. If you are ill, elderly, immuno-compromised, you may suffer a severe illness or even die. But if you're healthy, not immuno-compromised, you will recover. 90% fatality in a widespread, easily spread disease, and the world is over!! Even Saddam couldn't hope for results this good! This is bogus!