After reading this particular article concerning an even more severe type of virus H1N1 (popularly known as Swine Flu), I am floored. Apparently, it has been found that not only is this more serious than that of the first swine flu cases but are more likely to affect minorities within the US. Lower income and living conditions, as of today, are the only main causes that are known.
Overall, this was a major reality check for me when I read it. In a way, it seems as though money and power can almost protect you from anything. Also, it saddens me to think of those people struggling to stay alive in the economic times of today already. Now they have something else on their plates to avoid in order to continue live.
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They now have a vaccine that is being pushed through quickly to be released publicly by mid-September. If this happens, I doubt we will have much to worry about as there are only 8 confirmed deaths in the entire world from H1N1. Around 600 die of TB and over 1000 from strep in the US every year and haven't received an eighth of the media attention that H1N1 has received.
Wow, that is really good to know. From the news reports that I have seen, H1N1 seems like the most significant health threat to Americans right now. Thanks for the confirmation.
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