tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062334622304514923.post2662961674723198864..comments2024-02-23T03:15:18.221-08:00Comments on Rule of 6ix: The complexities of flu in the summer time - where does it go?Connor Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08132413724023944783noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062334622304514923.post-69196873900290018992011-12-05T01:27:04.674-08:002011-12-05T01:27:04.674-08:00You're right Tony, apologies for that. I think...You're right Tony, apologies for that. I think I meant to say that was the number of people with illness. Thanks for pointing it out though - I have edited it now to avoid confusion.Connor Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08132413724023944783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062334622304514923.post-77608211449543134322011-12-04T10:40:04.814-08:002011-12-04T10:40:04.814-08:00Every year, more temperate zones like Europe, the ...<i>Every year, more temperate zones like Europe, the United States and Australia experience large epidemics of influenza responsible for the deaths of millions of people each year.</i><br /><br />I think that claim in that form is tad bit sensationalistic and isn't supported by your link to the WHO website, as far as I can see. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs211/en/" rel="nofollow">"Worldwide, these annual epidemics result in about three to five million cases of severe illness, and about 250 000 to 500 000 deaths."<br />http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs211/en/</a><br /><br />A quarter million people dead every year (with possibly much more in case of a pandemic) from flu is already too much, no need to inflate the numbers in my opinion.Tony Machhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14823430729798784689noreply@blogger.com