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People had the same dismissive attitude towards SARS which turned out to be much less deadly than the seasonal flu. I am a betting man and say that this year C

People had the same dismissive attitude towards SARS which turned out to be much less deadly than the seasonal flu. I am a betting man and say that this year Coronavirus won't become as big as the flu this year.

Vomzor 7y ago
SARS had a mortality rate of 10 %. The flu is 0.1 %
- Zenst 7y ago
  Yes, though factor in how many get it. In this case say 100 people got SAR - 10 people die Now Flu - 1000 people get that and - same net result. Lets face it, how many got SARS in total - less than 10k How many people catch the flu each year? - millions litterly millions. But as with most of these - it is overall health and underlying preexisting conditions that can and do skew statistics and not all countries log things to the same standard.
  - usaar333 7y ago
    You are forgetting that highly aggressive measures are put in place to fight SARS. If you did what China is doing now to deal with flu, you'd drastically cut transmission rates.
  - Vomzor 7y ago
    We got lucky last time. Does it seem logical to you that China would put half the country, 750 million people, on lockdown and crash the economy if it was just some flu equivalent? China’s actions speak for itself.
- ekianjo 7y ago
  How many people you know ever got Sars? Now how many people you know ever got the flu? That is literally the major difference betweena killer that makes headlines and a silent killer that no one notices.
Zenst 7y ago
You need to factor in the fear-factor and as fear spreads much more effectively than any virus known to man, then the net effect I'd bet will be bigger. Remember - there are still people who believe the earth is flat - when you're up against that basic ilk of intellect, the World becomes a strange place very easily when you push a few variables. Even sadder is, most people will think of this CV as the flu of the year and with that, many statistics will become entwined.
fiblye 7y ago
If it doesn't become as big as the flu, it's because people are more afraid of it and some governments are taking steps to control it. If HIV had the same response as this year's coronavirus is getting, it would've been stopped dead in its tracks. Meanwhile people around the world would say governments overstepped their bounds, fear ran rampant, and it really wasn't that dangerous--the common cold kills more in absolute numbers. We really don't know much about the disease yet. SARS had a huge fatality rate, but it was well contained. If it weren't and absolutely nobody panicked or worried, it would've decimated some urban centers. Sometimes it's fine to be extra careful in the beginning and easing up only after you're certain that it's not that bad, and unknown diseases are one of those times. Taking a more carefree approach doesn't look so good if deaths start tallying up.

Vomzor 7y ago

SARS had a mortality rate of 10 %. The flu is 0.1 %

Zenst 7y ago
Yes, though factor in how many get it. In this case say 100 people got SAR - 10 people die Now Flu - 1000 people get that and - same net result. Lets face it, how many got SARS in total - less than 10k How many people catch the flu each year? - millions litterly millions. But as with most of these - it is overall health and underlying preexisting conditions that can and do skew statistics and not all countries log things to the same standard.
- usaar333 7y ago
  You are forgetting that highly aggressive measures are put in place to fight SARS. If you did what China is doing now to deal with flu, you'd drastically cut transmission rates.
- Vomzor 7y ago
  We got lucky last time. Does it seem logical to you that China would put half the country, 750 million people, on lockdown and crash the economy if it was just some flu equivalent? China’s actions speak for itself.
ekianjo 7y ago
How many people you know ever got Sars? Now how many people you know ever got the flu? That is literally the major difference betweena killer that makes headlines and a silent killer that no one notices.

Zenst 7y ago

You need to factor in the fear-factor and as fear spreads much more effectively than any virus known to man, then the net effect I'd bet will be bigger. Remember - there are still people who believe the earth is flat - when you're up against that basic ilk of intellect, the World becomes a strange place very easily when you push a few variables. Even sadder is, most people will think of this CV as the flu of the year and with that, many statistics will become entwined.

fiblye 7y ago

If it doesn't become as big as the flu, it's because people are more afraid of it and some governments are taking steps to control it. If HIV had the same response as this year's coronavirus is getting, it would've been stopped dead in its tracks. Meanwhile people around the world would say governments overstepped their bounds, fear ran rampant, and it really wasn't that dangerous--the common cold kills more in absolute numbers. We really don't know much about the disease yet. SARS had a huge fatality rate, but it was well contained. If it weren't and absolutely nobody panicked or worried, it would've decimated some urban centers. Sometimes it's fine to be extra careful in the beginning and easing up only after you're certain that it's not that bad, and unknown diseases are one of those times. Taking a more carefree approach doesn't look so good if deaths start tallying up.