The problem is in the transmission and the vulnerability. Flu normally kills the old, young and immune compromised. This like SARS kills anyone, which also increases the risk of spreading. The most concerning thing is that the Chinese equivalent of the CDC said that it can spread before symptoms show, meaning a 'healthy' person can be admitted to another city or country and still be spreading the bug.
Yes the media is great at making a mountain out of a molehill, but if this thing is as reported and gets free of controls, we could be looking at another 1918 flu.
The problem is in the transmission and the vulnerability. Flu normally kills the old, young and immune compromised. This like SARS kills anyone, which also increases the risk of spreading. The most concerning thing is that the Chinese equivalent of the CDC said that it can spread before symptoms show, meaning a 'healthy' person can be admitted to another city or country and still be spreading the bug. Yes the media is great at making a mountain out of a molehill, but if this thing is as reported and gets free of controls, we could be looking at another 1918 flu.