People have discovered the word risk again,

Those people at risk should not get on the highways to evacuate. People should prepare to shelter in place if they have not evacuated.

Young people do a lot of risk-taking, and this is just another opportunity. Young people play (poker) like a video game. They've grown up believing their skill is going to trump the randomness of the game.

This fits in with the idea that if you have chronic inflammation someplace, you're at greater risk for negative health outcomes, in this case preterm birth,

In putting off what one has to do, one runs the risk of never being able to do it.

We don't want to make people overly paranoid here. You can reduce your risk of getting colds and flu by a few simple actions. You are always gambling with germs. You just want to keep the odds in your favor.