Good read. I read another report from an infectious disease specialist saying the same thing and how the hysteria has focused on the infection rate, when the important factor is the mortality rate. It said that the infection rate is most likely much higher, but since the symptoms in most people are no different than a mild case of the flu, that most people don’t go to a doctor and are not properly diagnosed. The important issue to focus on is the mortality rate. This is not the plague, it’s the flu. The mortality figures are not that different. Those who have lost their lives are almost exclusively the elderly or people who have weak or compromised immune systems. The difference in this version of the virus and others from he past, is that we now live in a global social media world. You can’t post anything on the internet without it going viral. It doesn’t matter if it is a political gaffe, or just a cute puppy. The media and the general population love a good crisis. This whole thing has been blown way out of proportion, but the results are real. It’s like yelling fire in a crowded theater. People know that there’s not really a fire, but they will stampede to the exits and people will get hurt. The same applies to us. The global panic over a flu virus is going to affect both business and leisure travel, therefore our jobs.