Fear spreads in China over mystery lung virus

The Times ^ | February 12, 2003 | Oliver August

[tallhappy]

I called bogus because the page would not display on my computer

Interesting you could call the info on the page as bad as the ChiCom propaganda when you couldn't read it.

Why didn't you answer me when I ask you what you meant then?

I am only pointing out that you downplayed the situation and harshly critcized accurate information.

And then today you talked about it, so I thought I'd point out your track record was not good.

If in the first place you'd been civil and answered me way back when, this could have been cleared up.

As it was it seemed as if you were slamming accurate info and my post -- which was accurate information very early on -- as bogus.

It was not appreciated on my part and was a disservice to others. <P

[IYAAYAS]

Is this the first SARS thread? I thought you might know since you've literaly been here from the begining. (or anyone) I'm trying to put together a chronology. Might be interesting all layed out from the perspective of FR info only.

[IYAAYAS]

This is the earliest I found after trying various searches. Other possibilities but not definitely SARS.

[Ditter]

I was at a hotel breakfast buffet on Sun. standing in line for an omelette, when the omelette cook coughed. No thanks I think I'll have toast. LOL Too many SARS threads on FR, I'm ruined.

[aristeides]

I think flutters found a 2001 thread on an atypical pneumonia in Sverdlovsk that might have been SARS. No doubt he can also link you to his chronologically arranged list of threads.

[goldstategop]

I wonder if this is a variant of SARS.