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		mikeyouse on March 24, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Covid-19: the harms of exaggerated information and... Nope - MERS and SARS were the only large Coronavirus outbreaks. H1N1 is an Influenza A strain (similar to the so-called Spanish Flu).

jeltz on March 24, 2020 | [–]

That is untrue. There are coronavirus outbreaks all the time. What makes MERS and SARS special is that they are the only known human coronviruses with high mortality.

anticensor on March 24, 2020 | [–]

Spanish flu and swine flu, you mean. H1N1 is the agent responsible for both.

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