Originally Posted by Phins2right

That's some 6th level spitballing there mesabah. CDC monitors = give us a call if you are not feeling well = NBD. There are other motives at play in CA, really beyond scope of this discussion.

It won't be long before the 24/7 news has people full of so much fear they are duct taping plastic to "seal" their windows and doors ala SARs circa 2003. This may cause some issues, but hopefully the press calms down and we get some real reporting done on this bug. For now, I'm thinking its full throttle on the hype. Maximum damage.

some info from near Emory:
Overall 2% mortality rate to those 70+ otherwise it is <0.3%. Italy has their attention.
higher risk of pneumonia if immunocompromised and those with other existing pulmonary conditions (think smokers, those habitually exposed to poor air quality etc)
so far responds well to antivirals
easy to kill outside the host i.e. not a persistent virus
surgical masks don't work; virus is .1-.2 microns in size. respirators of N-95 or better are more suitable as well as eyepro.
comminicablity is similar to other "flus"

More later, hopefully this helps allay some of the hype that the news is spewing. Seeing how SARS, MERS and our Ebola scare panned out, this is not going to be your black swan event as you hoped.