Flu vs Coronavirus: Which one is more dangerous? Facts that will blow your mind

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Flu vs Coronavirus: Which one is more dangerous? Facts that will blow your mind

As new coronavirus ravages China, why are we calm about the much deadlier flu?

Published: February 05, 2020 21:16 Jay Hilotin, Senior Web News Editor

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flu vs coronavirus — FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN? Is the 2019 novel coronavirus being made a million times more viral by social media, instead of the sheer virulence of this new virus itself? While the novel coronavirus ravages much of China and world leaders rush to close their borders to protect citizens from the outbreak, it must be seen from a much bigger lens. Image Credit: CDC

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POINTLESS PANIC OVER CORONAVIRUS? — CRIPPLING PANIC OVER CORONAVIRUS? Many health professionals are rightly concerned about the novel coronavirus, dubbed by the WHO as "2019-nCoV". This novel coronavirus is a stark new reality for us all. But the flu is posing a greater health threat to the rest of the world than the new coronavirus, physicians say. Image Credit: Jay Hilotin / Gulf News

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Flu Virus sa corona virus — As of Wednesday, February 5, 2020, there were 490 confirmed coronavirus-related deaths, mostly in China, especially in the outbreak zone of Wuhan. And there are 24,000 confirmed novel coronavirus cases, including in more than a few countries, based on official World Health Organisation. Image Credit: *www.statnews.com/2018/09/26/cdc-us-flu-deaths-winter/ **https://bit.ly/2OsJmJi (Gulf News)

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Indonesians who arrived from Wuhan, China, are sprayed with antiseptic at Hang Nadim Airport in Batam, Indonesia. — HEALTH EMERGENCY: The WHO has rightly declared coronavirus as a "public health emergency of international concern". The once-unknown virus strain that first erupted in the Chinese city of Wuhan, had been traced to bats — for which there’s still no antidote. There are 11 confirmed cases in the United States of coronavirus as of Monday. Image Credit: AP

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flu vs corona virus — Fact 1: Influenza has quietly killed 10,000 people in the US so far this flu season. Data: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html Image Credit: CDC

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Flu death rate Statista — FLU AND PNEUMONIA DEATH RATE PER 100,000 POPULATION: The global frenzy over 2019-nCoV could lull us into ignoring a creeping common disease falling off the public radar — but is much deadlier, as these numbers show. Source: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184574/deaths-by-influenza-and-pneumonia-in-the-us-since-1950/ Image Credit: Statista

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1.1166917_1514384504 — The US CDC, in a January 31, 2020 bulletin, has warned the public not to drop their guard about influenza — which has caused at least 19 million illnesses, 180,000 hospitalizations, and 10,000 deaths so far this season. Image Credit: AFP

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Flu — Fact 2: Influenza is much deadlier. Most people know that the flu can kill. Indeed, the so-called Spanish flu killed 50 million people in 1918 – more than were killed during World War I. Image Credit: iStockphoto

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fungal disease expert — SPIKE IN U.S. FLU CASES: Flu activity has now risen for 2 consecutive weeks, according to a January 31, 2020 report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Image Credit: New York Times

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Burden of Influenza disease — CDC estimates that influenza has resulted in between 9 million – 45 million illnesses, between 140,000 – 810,000 hospitalizations and between 12,000 – 61,000 deaths annually since 2010. Source: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html Image Credit: CDC

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1.678078-774148625 — The CDC estimates the influenza in 2018-2019 was associated with more than 35.5 million illnesses and a staggering 34,200 deaths in the United States. At least 19 million people have come down with the flu in the U.S. with 180,000 ending up in the hospital, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Image Credit: AP

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flu vs corona virus — Image Credit: CDC / WHO / Wire reports

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flu vs corona virus — Image Credit: CDC / WHO / Wire reports

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Coronavirus — FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN: “In the US, it’s really a fear based on media and this being something new,” Dr. Jennifer Lighter, hospital epidemiologist at NYU Langone Health, said of the new coronavirus. “When in reality, people can take measures to protect themselves against the flu, which is here and prevalent and has already killed 10,000 people.” Image Credit: File

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