Consider this chart. Should we really be so concerned about swine flu?

I think people are starting to recognize that there wasn't/isn't any big threat. The few cases of Swine Flu were worrisome, but not out of control. In our local area, even though some kids had caught the N1H1 flu, they are reopening the schools after about three days of being closed.

One guy on the news said something like "It's looking like the N1H1 flu is just like any other flu. " I think we had some slow news days.

I think people are starting to recognize that there wasn't/isn't any big threat. The few cases of Swine Flu were worrisome, but not out of control. In our local area, even though some kids had caught the N1H1 flu, they are reopening the schools after about three days of being closed.

One guy on the news said something like "It's looking like the N1H1 flu is just like any other flu. " I think we had some slow news days...

I think the real comparison that should be made is between normal flu and swine flu. On average, normal flu kills approximately 100 people everyday in the U.S. , whereas swine flu has killed one. And most people would totally ignore regular flu as an even possible killer, which is sad, considering how people are so hyped up about swine flu.

I think we are sort of missing the point here. Yes different strains of flu are less potent than others. However, if a strain of flu mutates in the right way, it can become a huge problem.

This is an even bigger risk if the it is a strain of flu which doesn't normally infect humans, like H1N1, because are immune systems don't respond as fast. So the point is, any flu which all of the sudden jumps to humans should be taken very seriously. Not because of the people the flu will kill, but because of how many people it has the potential to kill under the right circumstances.

The spanish flu was a swine flu (type H1N1), and if that strain hit today, there is a good chance that chart would be reversed. I think the real question that graph brings up though, is why aren't we doing more about malaria, especially when you consider that the vast majority of its victims are children.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.