Why do ebloa and coronavirus get bigger headlines than influenza?

[RandomPoster]

The flu has killed over 10,000 people so far in the United States this year and kills hundreds of thousands every year worldwide. Ebola has killed fewer than 10,000 this century and the Coronavirus has killed about 3,000. Why do exotic viruses like Ebola generate so much hype?

 

[Crepitus]

Flu happens every year.

 

[JGalt]

The flu has killed over 10,000 people so far in the United States this year and kills hundreds of thousands every year worldwide. Ebola has killed fewer than 10,000 this century and the Coronavirus has killed about 3,000. Why do exotic viruses like Ebola generate so much hype?

Because we know something about the flu. Ebola and COVID-19 hasn't been figured out yet.

 

[Auld Phart]

foreign

 

[MarathonMike]

We equally able to ignore the 60,000 deaths per year from Opioid overdoses and the thousands of deaths per year that occur in inner cities. The Media decides for us what we need to be concerned about.

 

[Tijn Von Ingersleben]

The flu has killed over 10,000 people so far in the United States this year and kills hundreds of thousands every year worldwide. Ebola has killed fewer than 10,000 this century and the Coronavirus has killed about 3,000. Why do exotic viruses like Ebola generate so much hype?

Perspective
Standard Influenza 1:1000 Mortality

Corona Virus 34:1000 Mortality

Corona is 34 times more deadly.