It makes sense, given that the news continually mentions that the virus is, for the most part, milder than the regular flues we know and love, but spreads faste

It makes sense, given that the news continually mentions that the virus is, for the most part, milder than the regular flues we know and love, but spreads faster and easier, and kills more of its victims. For the ones it doesn't kill, it's a milder flu and nothing more. Incidentally, when H1N1 went around, both I and my partner caught it. It was seriously miserable and by far the most sick I ever felt in my life. But even then, the risk of mortality was substantially lower. The experience leaves a lasting impression regardless.