Alarmists Quote by Chuck Klosterman

Swine flu is not an anomaly. We know that swine flu - like the vast majority of new outbreaks - comes from animals. We…

— Nathan Wolfe

I am so pro-swine flu...I want it. We need a plague. It's got to happen; don't be afraid. It's only going to kill the…

— Bill Burr

New diseases like SARS and bird flu cause anxiety in the community. People get worried, some to the extent that it even affects their…

— Margaret Chan

“The 21st century is no exception, with Swine Flu and Bird Flu acting as nasty reminders that rearing animals in close quarters – and…

— Christopher Lascelles

We saw in 2003 the beginnings of an outbreak of an illness called SARS. SARS ended up killing 800 people which is a significant…

— Anonymous

The reality is: By the time swine flu got on the radar screen of global public health, it had already spread. It was already…

— Nathan Wolfe

When there is an influenza threat, drop everything and focus on risks from influenza pandemics. When SARS spreads, focus on unknown respiratory diseases. This…

— Nathan Wolfe

I really hate being sick. It seems inevitable that at one point, one of these predicted epidemics is going to be real. So often…

— Chuck Klosterman

With 30,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations from the seasonal flu, those numbers are certainly higher than what we've seen of the swine flu. Protecting…

— Kristi Yamaguchi

Since 2001, people have been scared. There's been some really scary stuff that's been happening - 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan, Katrina, anthrax letters, D.C. sniper,…

— Max Brooks

Some people are so sensitive that they feel snubbed if an epidemic overlooks them.

— Kin Hubbard

There was no warning before the outbreaks began. One day, things were normal; the next, people who were supposedly dead were getting up and…

— Mira Grant