In my life I have survived the Multiple Swine flu scares, Bird Flu Scares, Legion-ares disease scare (before they knew the cause, everyone panicked) Eboli, Ecoli, Influenza - A Influenza - B Eating at Chipotle. AIDS/HIV
Nothing gets the money flowing like a good scare. Research Scientists, Medical Professionals, and Politicians all know this all too well.
So I too lazy to do the research/math, anybody want to take shot at how many deaths are in the above list, that we all escaped?
Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.