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Old 01-22-2020, 11:48 AM   #32
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Originally Posted by Traum View Post
Please don't say that. While it is true that tens of thousands die from the regular flu every year, the mortality rate from flu is still estimated to only range from 0.1% to 2.5%. By contrast, SARS, a relative of the current Wuhan coronavirus, has a mortality rate of 14 - 15%, with the percentage being much higher for the elderly or immunocompromised people.
In the total SARS “scare” 774 people globally died.

In 2018 simple influenza caused 61,000 deaths.

By a simple numbers game, you’re probably gonna be aight.

People with compromised immune systems can die much easier from literally anything, a new virus your system isn’t used to? Yea probably not going to fair well.
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