Arata Kochi Epidemic: The Third Leading Cause Of Death

In America, we worry about not eating too much red meat or not having an extra sugar in our coffee. After all, going into a diabetic coma or having your heart explode from a clogged artery seems a lot scarier than a silly flu that can be resolved with an antibiotic. In Japan, the flu is seen as something much more than a reason to skip work for a day or two, it is the third leading cause of death throughout the whole country. With 120, 953 people dying from this virus in the last year alone we needed someone to put an end to this epidemic.
Arata Kochi, the man who was supposed to not only cure Japan of influenza but the entire world, was seriously over worked and underpaid. His 14 hour shifts with no breaks and his salary of $8.25 an hour