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There are hundreds if not thousands of diseases that cause vastly more harm to humans than Zika, but the absurd level of fear-mongering and media sensationalism
by ConfuciusSay02 10y ago
There are hundreds if not thousands of diseases that cause vastly more harm to humans than Zika, but the absurd level of fear-mongering and media sensationalism about Zika is really off the charts.
We can be sure that once the pharma companies receive their corrupt tax payer dollars, the Zika story will evaporate from the airwaves, much like H1N1, Sars, Swine, etc.
- bad_user 10y agoIt's something weird with how outbreaks get reported. Guess it generates eyeballs. Remember the panic over the avian flu? It proved to be much less dangerous than ordinary influenza. But people love a world ending story.
- ConfuciusSay02 10y agoIt's all about funding from the government: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/health/zika-virus-budget-ebola.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/health/zika-virus-budget-e... More media hype means an excuse for giving away tax payer dollars to crony pharma companies.