Public Service Announcement

Since the world's gone crazy here's my attempt to bring a little sanity back.

According to the CDC, in the US for the year 2005:
Number of deaths: 2,448,017
Death rate: 825.9 deaths per 100,000 population

Number of deaths for leading causes of death:
Heart disease: 652,091
Cancer: 559,312
Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 143,579
Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 130,933
Accidents (unintentional injuries): 117,809
Diabetes: 75,119
Alzheimer's disease: 71,599
Influenza/Pneumonia: 63,001
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 43,901
Septicemia: 34,136

In the US, 2009:
Swine Flu: 1 (a visitor from Mexico)

In the World, 2009:
Swine Flu: 168 (suspected)

Shut Up Swine Flu and Shut Up Useless Media.