Originally Posted by Ramblin_Razorback
Originally Posted by 16bore
Originally Posted by toad
number of ebola deaths to date: less than 2,500

number of flu deaths on an average year: 23,607 (can be as high as 48,000+ on a bad year)

but feel free to panic


You numbers don't mean schit. Look at the TOTAL number of flu cases per yer, then figure the percent that die.


Yeah, he conveniently didn't compare the fatality rate of those infected. I'll do the math. Assuming 1 in 6 Americans gets the flu in a given year, that would put the fatality rate for those infected with influenza around 0.05% vs. 50+% for Ebola. That would mean Ebola is over 1000 times more deadly than the flu.


spin it anyway you wish, flu has killed more people every year than ebola by a long shot. if you want an eye opener, look up malaria deaths. but you guys gotta dig for something to panic about so carry on...

Guns don't kill people, drivers with cell phones kill people.