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U.S. officials track new flu strain
The virus is usually fairly mild but it still kills between 250,000 and 500,000 people in an average year. And every few decades, a completely new strain pops up and it can cause a pandemic, a global epidemic that kills many more than usual.
This was in your article, and I was wondering if it is a typo or mistake? Could you please let me know.
Kathy
The numbers are accurate, although I admit it is jarring to see the phrase “fairly mild” attached to a death toll like that: GBU Editor
The H1N1 influenza strain in a microscopic image courtesy of the CDC. REUTERS/Handout
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The article has a bad link for the CDC. There is a period at the end of the link. Take off the period and the CDC page is valid.
You’re welcome.
So half a million people get killed every year and it’s called a mild strain?
How about the West Nile virus? How many people did it kill in the US alone?
It depends on when Plutarch mentioned Antony and Cleopatra’s death and burial: Before or After he took up Roman citizenship. If before he should be refered as Plutarch of Chaeronea. If after, then he should be called Mestrius Plutarchus, a Roman name.
I don’t get it why the commentary for the public was disabled in this one. Surely Plutarch, Antony and Cleopatra are old news…
Ikea – the comments on Plutarch were disabled through a software glitch. It’s open for discussion now.