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H1N1 swine flu won't be as harsh as was feared in start. Some new numbers are cause for relief if not for celebration

Before the 2009 H1N1 swine flu came along, planners were preparing for a deadly disease with a case/fatality ratio of 0.1% -- that is, for one death in every 1,000 symptomatic infections.The team now calculates that the H1N1 swine flu has a case/fatality ratio no higher than 0.048% and maybe six to eight times lower, depending on the methods used for calculation.
There are many interesting facts in the next prediction.
1) Most of the deaths and hospitalizations in a typical flu season are elderly people. Most of those killed or hospitalized in the H1N1 swine flu pandemic are children and young adults. All bets are off if the H1N1 swine flu shifts to older populations.

2) Deaths attributed to seasonal flu include heart attacks, strokes, and other fatal conditions triggered by the flu. Nearly all deaths attributed to H1N1 flu are due to flu or to bacterial complications of flu.

3) Deaths attributed to seasonal flu include heart attacks, strokes, and other fatal conditions triggered by the flu. Nearly all deaths attributed to H1N1 flu are due to flu or to bacterial complications of flu.