What is the chance of a person dying because of the Swine Flu?

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#1 Lto_thaG
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I have swine flu.Been having it for 2 days now.It's nothing that big.It feels like a normal flu although I feel a lot weaker though.
Now I have this question.*see topic title*

My mom's going insane...She's afraid I might die :?

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#2 LJS9502_basic
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Any flu strain can cause fatalities....doesn't mean it will happen though.
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#3 Dark__Link
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No greater than the regular flu... (unless you factor in the less readily available vaccine).
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#4 CrazyyyDylan
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The same exact chance of you dieing from the regular flu that comes around each year. So slim to none, unless there is a misdiagnosis.
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#5 harashawn
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The Swine Flu is less deadly than the regular flu.
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#6 Zerocrossings
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Well usually the people who die from it have weak bodies, like heart problems etc. So its like regular flu, you should be fine.

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#7 JustPlainLucas
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All strains of influenza have potential to be fatal, but it's just this particular strain that's more easily communicable that has people thinking it's deadlier.
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#8 snakes_codec
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tell your Mom the media is milking this they want you to be scared but really there isn't much to be scared about my Brother had Swine Flu and he was perfectly fine after 1 days bed rest and some hot chicken soup down him so don't you worry .

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#9 Lto_thaG
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Thanks for the replies guys.
I'll also tell my mom about this.Makes it ease her mind a bit.

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#10 gameguy6700
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Swine flu is actually less deadly than normal flu. So you're actually safer having caught it than normal flu.

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#11 howlrunner13
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There is a 85% chance you will die from Swine Flu.

[spoiler] The above sentence is 100% false [/spoiler]

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#12 needled24-7
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i wouldn't worry about it. i know a few peopel that got it and they're just fine.

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#13 WiiRocks66
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A lot of people that I know have or have got it, and everyone of them is fine. I haven't gotten it, but my sister did. She's ok. The thing that's killing people is when they're getting better, they're going outside or wherever a lot, and getting other diseases because there immune systems are weak, Things like pneumonia and bronchitis are what's killing. Just take it very easy until you are 100% better and you'll be fine.

My source for this is I went to the hospital with my sister, and this is what the doctor was telling us.

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#14 Im_single
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Well...according to the media you're probably all ready dead, using logic though, there isn't a high chance of you dying.
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#15 rawsavon
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Very, very small -unless you are really old, an infant, or sickly (already) Countless amounts of people get some form of the virus...very few die