[Mother Abigail]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received reports of at least 14 persons in the U.S. whose symptoms suggest they might have the mysterious illness that has been dubbed severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

"These individuals are under active investigation," Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the CDC, told reporters Monday during the first of what may be daily briefings from the agency on this emerging infectious disease. The agency is particularly concerned about four of these patients.

One of these?

The last 24 hours are getting a little blurred...

[aristeides]

Sounds as if that report of a doubling of victims every few days continues to be true, at least roughly. At that rate, how long will it take for everybody to be infected?

Anybody care to estimate the mortality rate at this point?