Are There People Actually Panicking Over The Flu?

[mudesi]

Really? Again?

Because this happens every 5 to 6 years or so. Some new virus kills a few hundred people somewhere, perhaps a few thousand depending on the population density and rate of infection/death, the mass media goes apeshit with fear mongering, people start losing their shit, a few weeks pass, and nothing more happens.

Like SARS. Like the west nile virus. Like that Flesh Eating thing from way back. It's like a scratched record skipping over and over and over again.

Relax. They're on top of it. It'll peter out in a couple of weeks. Maybe a month. Why does everybody have to be such a fraidy cat?