Twu believes that public alarm about emergent infectious diseases mainly reflects a lack of understanding, and is exacerbated by the "epidemic" of media coverage that accompanies every outbreak.
他認為，民眾對新興傳染病的恐慌主要來自不瞭解，再加上媒體報導產生的「媒體疫情」超越真正的疫情，導致恐慌。