“A little perspective on the swine flu can help us learn not to react to the sensationalism associated with it:<\/p>\n
1. In 2008- 37,313 people died in car crashes in the US.
2. More than 20,000 people die of the common flu in the US yearly in spite of flu immunization
3. There are approximately 15,000 murders in the US every year.
4. On the average 90 people die of lightening every year
5.
\nRemember Anthrax? In 2001 we were all scared to death by it and 5
\npeople actually died from the disease. I wonder how many died with
\nheart attacks and strokes caused by the fear of Anthrax?<\/p>\n
I am
\nnot being cavalier or trying to make light of a source of fear and
\nconfusion. I just want you to be smart and put things into perspective.
\nGood attitude and good perspective are great tools for survival.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
I really love how she puts that: “Good attitude and good perspective are great tools for survival.” Especially when there’s more unknown than known about something like swine flu, keeping the information flow from spiraling into full-blown panic is, I think it’s safe to say, half the battle.<\/p>\n
How are you keeping the swine flu in perspective?<\/b>
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