H1N1 kills less than dengue

[NewsWhore]

According to epidemiologist Miguel Urena, the panic generated by the new type of virus is not justified, since this flu shows the same characteristics as any other influenza. He explained that the relevance of the H1N1 virus is the fact that it corresponds to a mutation of the type A influenza, a relevant issue in the scientific world. He assured reporters that the mortality rate registered for this type of flu has not gone beyond 0.5% of the cases worldwide, and this is lower than the death rate for dengue fever. He attributed the global panic to poor information management. "What they wanted to point out is the conformation of a new genotype, and this put the world scientific community on alert," he said.

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