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"Spanish flu" which started in KS was only that bad because of WWI and how close all those folks interacted at the time. That was also over 100 years ago. Plus, the lack of media coverage really helped exacerbate that problem.

So, you think a disease spread more easily in 1917 than it will now... when over half of the world's population lives in an urban area?

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We arent exactly eating wolf pups and civets over here....

That's why it all depends on the transmission... how it's spread and how contagious it is... Spanish Flu was extremely contagious, and I think the mortality rate was about 15%?

A comparable pandemic could EASILY occur, even with our advanced, modern medicine.

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Posted by UnitedFruitCompany

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Posted on 1/22/20 at 3:37 pm to BayBengal9

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So, you think a disease spread more easily in 1917 than it will now... when over half of the world's population lives in an urban area?

Yeah, actually I do. It was able to get to Europe from KS because it took so damn long to get over there in the first place. So you had people interacting in close proximity in dirtier conditions for longer periods of time than you do today.

Just general food safety and sanitation in general is 100x better today than it was back then. Not exactly like you had a microwave or fridge everywhere you looked back then.

Everyone freaked out about SARS and swine flu and all that stuff as well. It never got as bad as the press warranted.

Plus, you know, the cdc. Malign the gubmint all you want (and I do, believe me) but those mad scientists in Atlanta know whats up. They cured that dr with Ebola during that freakout. EBOLA.

and I mention transmission and incubation because thats the one thing no one has mentioned. Really am anxious to read what the deal is with this strain.

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