It's a global pandemic, says the World Health Organization. It's a national emergency, says Barack Obama.

U.S. deaths have surpassed 1,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 5,000 have died worldwide, according to WHO. That sounds bad. But is it worth the hysteria?

What is it about these deaths that have government health bureaucracies apoplectic? Is it time for a little context?

What happens when we turn to the same sources to compare de ...

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