Jeden z mnohých názorov, ktorý sa snaží vysvetliť zmysluplnosť „prehnanej“ reakcie západnej civilizácie na H1N1
Anytime a virus pops up that scientists have never seen before, health officials as well as the public and the media have good reason to be concerned, Carolyn Bridges, an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) told reporters this week in an interview arranged by the Association of Health Care Journalists. In previous outbreaks, novel viruses have been known to replace the older seasonal flu viruses, Bridges explained. With flu season now coming upon the Southern hemisphere and no vaccine for this new H1N1 strain, the virus is still a threat even if it turns out to cause the same degree of illness as seasonal flu, which kills up to 36,000 people annually just in the U.S.
H1N1 hullabaloo: overreaction or prudent caution?: Scientific American Blog
