Zoom-boing
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the annual death toll from the regular flu is between 250,000 and 500,000 one region with only ten cases of swine flu had one thousand deaths
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CDC - Seasonal Influenza (Flu) - Key Facts About Seasonal Influenza (Flu)Every year in the United States, on average:
* 5% to 20% of the population gets the flu;
* more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu-related complications; and
* about 36,000 people die from flu-related causes.
it was from a cnn article, Regular flu has killed thousands since January - CNN.com
"Worldwide, the annual death toll from the flu is estimated to be between 250,000 and 500,000." I thought you meant in the U.S.