T.B kills more people in three days than Ebola kills in a year. But T.B. is old news and its management is not theoretical, it is understood and uncomfortable for people and societies. When Kaci Hickox, a Doctors without Borders RN, was exposed to Ebola in West Africa, she returned to this country--with a fever--and defied all the efforts to shield the society from her risk for 21 days, with the active support of the press.
When others returned from West Africa exposure, the sensitive Obama administration gave them cell phones--cell phones--so they could be secretly tracked, presumably so the politicians would know what areas to avoid. But there was no protection for the innocent citizen.
These are serious problems and they are not being met seriously. The global mortality rate from the 1918/1919 pandemic is not known, but an estimated 10% to 20% of those who were infected died. With about a third of the world population infected, this case-fatality ratio means 3% to 6% of the entire global population died.
The new Chinese bird flu, H7N9, is said to have a human mortality rate of 30 to 39 percent.
These are serious problems and they are not being met seriously. The global mortality rate from the 1918/1919 pandemic is not known, but an estimated 10% to 20% of those who were infected died. With about a third of the world population infected, this case-fatality ratio means 3% to 6% of the entire global population died.
The new Chinese bird flu, H7N9, is said to have a human mortality rate of 30 to 39 percent.
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