I have visited strip clubs regularly but have tailed off recent visits due to the swine flu outbreak. Is this a concern to anyone? Public places are often a breeding ground for this type of viral transmission.
Lest anyone doubt the seriousness of this, let's not forget about the Spanish Flu of 1918. The influenza epidemic that swept the world in 1918 killed an estimated 50 million people. One fifth of the world's population was infected. Within months, it had killed more people than any other illness in recorded history.
It emerged in two phases. In late spring of 1918, the first phase, known as the "three-day fever," appeared without warning. Few deaths were reported. Victims recovered after a few days. When the disease surfaced again that fall, it was far more severe. Some victims died within hours of their first symptoms. Others succumbed after a few days; their lungs filled with fluid and they suffocated to death.
It was rampant in urban and rural areas, from the densely populated East coast to the remotest parts of Alaska. Young adults, usually unaffected by these types of infectious diseases, were among the hardest hit groups along with the elderly and young children. The flu afflicted over 25 percent of the U.S. population. In one year, the average life expectancy in the United States dropped by 12 years.
It is an oddity of history that the influenza epidemic of 1918 has been overlooked in the teaching of American history.



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