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Old 02-10-20, 07:45 AM   #252
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Originally Posted by Rockstar View Post
everyone gets influenza, a high fever and feels like hell from time to time. But the vast, vast majority of the population gets over it and life goes on. Whats most concerning, for me anyway, is the case fatality rate. Rate now is well below that of SARS lets hope it stays there.

And lets hope the chinese, pagans and christians will learn to cultivate and eat something besides pigs, bats and snakes.
Agreed. The only problem is this coronavirus is 40x deadlier than influenza, and influenza kills tens of thousands every year in the US alone. If and when medical facilities become overwhelmed like they have in China, death rates will soar.
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