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US hits panic button on mystery virus
TIMES NEWS NETWORK [India] ^
| SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 2003 09:18:29 PM
| CHIDANAND RAJGHATTA
Posted on 03/30/2003 6:28:17 PM PST by Lessismore
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To: Lessismore
I am glad I am not in China right now (I lived in Beijing between 1999-2001.)
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posted on
03/30/2003 6:29:38 PM PST
by
yonif
To: yonif
To: Lessismore
I don't think the US has hit the panic button. I'd be curious to find out how much the public has even heard about this. My guess is that it's in the 10% range.
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posted on
03/30/2003 6:33:53 PM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: Lessismore
Is this supposed to be a naturally occurring disease? It almost sounds as if it's been engineered.
To: Lessismore
Panic button, hell. They've been playing this down. And frankly, it's already too late to keep it out of the United States.
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posted on
03/30/2003 6:37:01 PM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: zook
ping.
To: Lessismore
The Ladies World Hockey Championships was just Cancelled because of SARS too.
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posted on
03/30/2003 6:39:16 PM PST
by
commish
(Freedom Tastes Sweetest to Those Who Have Fought to Preserve It)
To: Mother Abigail; CathyRyan; per loin; Dog Gone; Petronski
This thing can do a lot of damage if it takes hold in India.
To: Future Snake Eater
Hmmmm....
..started in China..
..China "neglected" to tell the world until it was already spreading unchecked in 3 continents...
..occurs during a major war when national resources are already heavily taxed...
To: Future Snake Eater
The first case was a prof at Fushon University.
Anyone know if the Yankees are still opening in Toronto?
To: aristeides
It will, of course. Two weeks ago, this wasn't even a story. Now there are 1500 cases in 13 countries. I guess I'd be surprised if it's not already in India and we won't know about it for another week.
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posted on
03/30/2003 6:44:03 PM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: Future Snake Eater
Death rate seems kind of wimpy for a bioweapon.
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posted on
03/30/2003 6:44:19 PM PST
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merrin
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To: Dog Gone
I am rather scared. I am sick right now and looking at the illness especially carefully, that's for sure.
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posted on
03/30/2003 6:45:40 PM PST
by
rwfromkansas
(Soli Deo Gloria)
To: merrin
WE don't know the actual death rate yet. It's at least 3.7-4.0. That's worse than the 1918 flu.
To: rwfromkansas
That 80% survival rate gives me some comfort, but my immune deficiency increases the odds I will have to fight this one pretty hard.
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posted on
03/30/2003 6:47:14 PM PST
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rwfromkansas
(Soli Deo Gloria)
To: Dog Gone
At the rate you state, the Iraq War may not be the headline story. Do you think that is possible?
To: realpatriot
I don't think the Spanish Flu ever eclipsed the Great War in the newspapers of the time.
To: Lessismore
Some 80 to 90 per cent of infected people recover on their own, but there has been a 4 per cent casualty rate so far. Let's see...what is there about 270 million people in the United States? If everyone gets it's that would be nearly 11 million dead?
If only half (135 million) get it, that means over 5 million dead?
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