[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?

[Dr. Eckleburg]

There are 64 squares on a chessboard.

If the first square contains one grain of sand, and each successive square holds twice as many grains of sand as the one before it, by the end of the 64 squares, all the sand of the world's beaches would be on the chessboard.

Or so I've been told.

A disease that increases exponentially can be catastrophic if not cured quickly.