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   On Tue, 04 Feb 2020 09:57:42 -0600, JAB  wrote:   
      
   >Coronavirus Is Bad but US Flu's New Numbers Still Far Worse   
      
   How does the new coronavirus compare with the flu?   
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   Both seasonal flu viruses (which include influenza A and influenza B   
   viruses) and 2019-nCoV are contagious viruses that cause respiratory   
   illness.   
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   So far this flu season, about 0.05% of people who caught the flu have   
   died from the virus in the U.S., according to CDC data.   
      
   The death rate for 2019-nCoV is still unclear, but it appears to be   
   higher than that of the flu. Throughout the outbreak, the death rate   
   for 2019-nCoV has been about 2%. Still, officials note that in the   
   beginning of an outbreak, the initial cases that are identified "skew   
   to the severe," which may make the mortality rate seem higher than it   
   is, Alex Azar, secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Homeland   
   Security (HHS), said during a news briefing on Jan. 28. The mortality   
   rate may drop as more mild cases are identified, Azar said.   
      
   https://www.livescience.com/new-coronavirus-compare-with-flu.html   
      
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