The issue is of severity. Most reports I have read indicate that most people suffer symptoms no worse than the flu but that there is a higher risk of developing severe pneumonia than with the typical flu. Unlike normal flu you do not develop immunity after infection, or even more alarming is there are some reports indicating that you never clear the virus much the same as HIV or HSV. All I can say for sure is I have people I talk to with links to the medical community and the CDC and they are freaking out. Just told we have another Washington death and the person caring for the death is displaying symptoms despite the aggressive sterilization and containment protocols implemented.