I love how the media has blown this whole thing ridiculously out of proportion. They are making it seem like this is the bubonic plague.
I've noticed that no media outlet has mentioned how many deaths occur during the flu-season of the human strain of the virus.
It's roughly 30,000 a year, that's right. 30,000 a year from complications deriving from the human strain of the influenza virus.
And now because a strain that is most commonly found in pigs has managed to germinate into a virus that can affect humans the world goes into an uproar.
You might ask, "It's not 'regular' flu season, shouldn't that be cause for concern?"
I would think since this is an abnormal strain that humans are not used to dealing with that the season would differ from that of the human strain.
The human strain is most commonly found prevalent during the winter months, that is because the virus can survive much longer in colder damp climates therefore the likelihood of become infected becomes greater.
The swine strain can survive much longer in warmer conditions therefore the prevalence is greater during the spring and summer months and the likelihood of becoming infected is greater during this time.
Starting to make sense now isn't it?
To summarize, the media has blown this entire thing out of proportion and is conceptually no different than the "regular" flu. We just now have to worry about two flu seasons instead of one. Population control at it's best.
Edit:
And for those of you scared shitless, it takes the CDC about five months to develop an effective vaccine from a virus antibody once the virus is identified.
