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With one sneeze, millions may die
Updated: 2011-08-21 07:55
By Michael Cieply (The New York Times)
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The makers of "Contagion" are counting on the film's fear factor to draw audiences. In the movie, a global flu pandemic leaves millions dead. Claudette Barius / Warner Brothers Pictures |

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