Talk:Global spread of H5N1 in 2006

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About the graphic:

Cumulative since when? I'll say when, since you started counting. Say it, please.

Why is the graphic of "cumulative" deaths instead of just deaths for each trimester?

For a start it gives the casual reader the impression that that exponential is the exponential of the problem, that the problem is an exponential. I'd say most of the "cumulative" deaths for ANY disease in this century looks like an exponential. Since its non-cumulative graphic would be for most cases an upward slope; and cumulating a slope gives an exponential.

Why not give the death numbers for every three months, or one month making quarter and quarter of median with the adjacent months? (that must be simple to get in one of those nice programs for statistics you have, mustn't it?)

Another factor contributing to the slope up in monthly cases can easily be the "great effort" that is being put into this investigation by the rich countries. That might make those health services in the mountains and in villages in poor countries more watchful. The information booklets on suspicious "bird flu" must be new to local country doctors, surely they have other death tolls to worry about. How come you haven't mentioned this key factor in this article? Do not be afraid of knowledge or thought. Please, express yourselves. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.223.208.241 (talk • contribs • WHOIS) .