[theFIRMbss]

>the culprit's "conserved region” -- the hallmarks of a species -- is 78 percent identical to similar sections of genes found in common coronaviruses. But the study found other sections of the virus' RNA bear no resemblance to any known coronavirus, either human or animal.
>>"SARS is not something that is so concerning that world attention needs to immediately focus away from the hunt for WMD's"

Well, if you hunt for
rabbits, you best be prepared
to see a rabbit...

It's possible SARS
is a weapon that's started
its mass destruction.

[AppyPappy]

Doubtful. It seems to be following the path of other deadly flu's

[bonesmccoy]

I'll believe you if:
1. Gene sequencing shows homology to known hantavirus sequences.
2. Development from a random recombination event (during coinfection of two viruses in the same cell) has been eliminated from consideration.
3. Commonality exists between patients.

In the beginning of this issue, I posted the possibility that it could be related to Hantavirus, RSV, or influenza. The announcement that it appears related to Coronavirus should be reassuring.

The spectrum of clinical cases suggests that it is behaving like other respiratory viruses. So far, I've not seen any reason to suspect this is BT.