Swine Flu and the Mexico Mystery
Why does the swine flu seem to be more deadly in Mexico?
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As one blogger put it, "If you've seen one flu pandemic, you've seen one flu pandemic." But figuring out exactly what's happening in Mexico will give us a much better idea of what we can expect around the world.
Correction, April 29, 2009: This article originally miscalculated the potential kill rates of swine flu. (Return to the corrected sentence.)
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David Dobbs writes frequently on science, psychiatry, sports, and other exotic cultures, and has tracked the DSM saga at his blog. He is working on The Orchid and the Dandelion, a book about how genes and culture shape us, and we them.
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