[Mother Abigail]

March 21 , 2003 23:31PM

Five More Infected With SARS, Toll Hits 39

By Salbiah Said

SINGAPORE, March 21 (Bernama) -- Five more people have been infected with atypical pneumonia, dubbed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), bringing the total struck by the killer flu to 39, the Health Ministry said Friday.

The five new cases comprise four hospital staff and one close contact of a patient.

Three patients have been discharged from hospital while the other 36 patients are still in hospital. All the patients are stable except for seven patients who are in serious condition.

[vetvetdoug]

Virgin population for a virus, infective in close quarters, and now out of control. This does not look good. Unless there are some strict isolation procedures instituted this is your new plague until the virus is endemic in the worlds' population.

[CathyRyan]

I think I am going to have to draw up a network chart to keep track.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Still not as deadly as the Four Corners Hantavirus (about 50%), although it seems easier to spread.