Is it really unprecedented? I mean, Ebola emerged not too long ago... Also, keep in mind CDC estimates between 16k-41k have died from the flu in the US alone f

Is it really unprecedented? I mean, Ebola emerged not too long ago... Also, keep in mind CDC estimates between 16k-41k have died from the flu in the US alone for the 2019-2020 flu season (dont have a link handy but just Google: CDC 2019 flu deaths). It may be that coronavirus has a higher fatality rate than the flu, but it doesnt have the body count of the flu. I think most of the fear is from it being new and unknown, but I personally have more fear of flu or salmonella poisoning than coronavirus. For instance, I will never eat shrimp from a cafeteria after grtting food poisoning twice. (Sleeping on a bathroom floor so you can easily vomit in the toilet is not fun or comfortable).