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I think this will be worse than normal flu season, mainly because this is a newer strain that people arent inoculated against. However, I don't think it will r

I think this will be worse than normal flu season, mainly because this is a newer strain that people arent inoculated against. However, I don't think it will reach anywhere near disaster levels. Annoyance levels? Yes. I'm already redirecting travel away from Mexico, and thousands of other people are too. I heard from someone who works for a large important hospital that they are preparing for the worst, however, especially on Mexican border states like Texas and Southern Cal. They think a lot more people are infected than being reported becuase of widespread fear of quarantine / lack of money in the poorer districts of Mexico.

rjurney 17y ago
You think that. I hope that. But neither of us really know. The point is that a new flu variant can mutate rapidly when it crosses species. If swine flu chills out and remains as is, everything will indeed be ok. If it mutates and gets worse, we are so screwed. The danger is that there is a rapidly spreading flu strain that is much more likely than normal to rapidly increase its mortality rate. So... fingers crossed. We should be ok. If not, there's not much anyone can do about it.