H1N1? Hypochondria Is The Real Epidemic
According to the LA Times, “the current outbreak of the H1N1 virus, which emerged in San Diego and southern Mexico late last month, may not even do as much damage as the run-of-the-mill flu outbreaks that occur each winter without much fanfare.”
In addition to that, according to a CBS study, if you were declared “presumed” or “probable”, you might not have had H1N1 at all, which leads to believe that the stats reported, at least in the United States, are inflated.
The Center for Disease Control states that individuals with critical illness need to seek medical attention. Individuals with asthma, frail, little children, the elderly and ill individuals should get treatment. But, how many times have we waited when we get the flu and it just goes away? If under normal circumstances you are healthy, there is no real reason to be alarmed.
The bottom line is that there is no hard evidence that this over-hyped epidemic is worse than the regular flu season. After caring for my son who had the flu, and me having suffered from regular flu quite a few times, I can say that for the most part, the treatment is the same, fluids, rest, and stay home.
Almost every year, vaccine quotas suffer from hiccups. Sometimes, Murphy, of the famous Murphy’s Law, get on the way, and vaccine production is delayed or just insufficient. Many raise questions about how safe the vaccines really are. Well, whether you take the vaccine or not are personal decisions.
This statistics make me think that based on evidence, media and our government, they are making a mountain of a molehill. Is hypochondria alive and well?
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