Author: Cho, Hune
Title: Value of Analog in Medicine: Digital Compromise to Teach Old-Timer New Trick Document date: 2015_7_31
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Snippet: When the MERS epidemic outbreak was on the headline news, many attempts were made to compare MERS with tuberculosis. That is, the mortality rate of MERS is far below that of tuberculosis, so it was argued that there was no need to worry about it. The point was clear, but the timing was not right. Have you ever got a thorn stuck under your fingernail? Saying that "It's OK you're not bleeding" or "You won't die from it" would not comfort anybody at.....
Document: When the MERS epidemic outbreak was on the headline news, many attempts were made to compare MERS with tuberculosis. That is, the mortality rate of MERS is far below that of tuberculosis, so it was argued that there was no need to worry about it. The point was clear, but the timing was not right. Have you ever got a thorn stuck under your fingernail? Saying that "It's OK you're not bleeding" or "You won't die from it" would not comfort anybody at all. I would venture to say that it is surely mistaken to compare the pain at present with a probable outcome yet to happen.
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