Just skimming through it for the first time in a while I had to laugh at this: > Pandemic - It's been a while since the highly developed world experienced a de

Just skimming through it for the first time in a while I had to laugh at this: > Pandemic - It's been a while since the highly developed world experienced a devastating outbreak, but it may be premature to flat out dismiss the risk. In 1918, an unusual strain of flu managed to kill 75 million people. Few years later, a mysterious sleeping sickness - probably also of viral origin - swept the globe, crippling millions, some for life. We aren't necessarily better prepared for similar events today.