[riri]

It's not the 4 or 5% (10% in Canada) mortality rate that is freaking me out. It is the 85% rate of people sitting in hospitals not getting any better, now that is worrying me.

[GhostofWCooper]

The disease hasn't been proven to be caused by a single virus. It could be many different viruses, and when someone dies of something *ka-ching!* one more statistic for the SARS column. Looks like typical fear mongering to me.