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2011-10-08 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

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Posted by Fred 2011-10-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1 interesting how young they are.

Posted by Frank G 2011-10-08 12:25|| 2011-10-08 12:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Interesting observation, Frank. May be the result of having a healthy immune system that goes into a positive feedback loop with a cytokine storm. A similar demographic skew was noticed in the 1917 flu pandemic and the recent breakouts of bird flu.

Posted by SteveS 2011-10-08 13:31|| 2011-10-08 13:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Patients with high fever flocked to hospitals in the city.

How many of them were poor rather than members of the middle class, who could presumably afford the cost of medical care? In other words, is the epidemic reaching further into the population than the statistics indicate?

Posted by trailing wife 2011-10-08 16:21|| 2011-10-08 16:21|| Front Page Top

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