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Many of the people worrying about this should stop worrying. The average commentator on this website, if he or she dies this year, will be more likely to die i
by ViktorRay 5mo ago
Many of the people worrying about this should stop worrying.
The average commentator on this website, if he or she dies this year, will be more likely to die in a motor vehicle accident or due to the complications of cardiovascular disease, or due to cancer.
If you’re going to spend time worrying, worry about all those things instead. When it comes to infectious diseases, the flu is more likely to kill the people here than hantavirus or Ebola. Make sure to get your flu vaccines.
- JumpCrisscross 5mo agoYou're right that this shouldn't cause worry. But it should command attention. At least as much as that stupid hantavirus nothingburger did.
- prism56 5mo agoBut I do worry a bit about dying in a car accident, it's why I wear my seatbelt, drive safe, try to drive defensively. Adding both those risks together still is a higher risk than before...
- wartywhoa23 5mo agoThe risk of dying is 100% for everyone alive.
- jjk166 5mo agoBut the risk of dying by having your entire body break down in uncontrollable bleeding is substantially less than 100%, and I for one would like to keep it that way.
- RetroTechie 5mo agoSo just to be clear: wearing your seatbelt will increase your chances of death-by-falling-coconut. Or Ebola. Take your pick.
- nailuj 5mo agoThis misses the point. The individual health risk might be low, the societal response to the risk might severely impact your life regardless of your personal risk exposure.