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Originally Posted by austin242
I think you'd have to be irrational to cancel your travel plans because of this virus at the moment. The chances of you contracting it at the moment in the US
(considering 100 cases and the US pop) are 1:3,270,000. Death 1:32,700,000
At least in 2014 the likelihood of dying with HIV was 1:50,000
As well there is a 1:2,672,000 Chance of getting mauled to death by an animal.
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Hey, c'mon, don't tell people they'd have to be irrational (crazy?) to be afraid of something just because you aren't. This situation is changing by the moment, and I guarantee you it's only going to get worse. China completely shut down a city of 11 million people because of this virus. It IS something to be worried about.
Also, generalized numbers on a person's chances of dying from it are useless. Children don't seem to be affected, 15 out of a hundred octogenarians seem to be killed by it. I'm in my early 60s and have asthma and I do not want to risk it.