[_Jim]

Q: Where did SARS come from?

A: SARS is a pneumonia-like illness that emerged from the "viral stew" in the countryside of Guangdong province in China, where people, pigs and poultry live in close proximity under filthy conditions. Sounds lovely, doesn't it? Reportedly, this region generates unusual viral outbreaks triggered by mutant strains of human and animal viruses.

Comment: To reiterate, SARS is not an ersatz, biologically engineered virus that's a product of germ warfare

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[basil]

I have thought almost from the first that this was much ado about not much. The latest figure I have heard is that there have been 150 deaths due to this disease. How many billion people inhabitat this planet? I think 150 people dying out of all those billions is not much to worry about.

I did note that they have begun to immediately isolate patients diagnosed with SARS. Pity that we still can't isolate people with AIDS. I wonder what the death toll from that disease is to date.

[TheLooseThread]

4% fataility is not a "hoopla."

4% fatality means that a family of 5 has a 18% chance that one of the members will die.

4% fatality means that a residential block with 70 people on it has a 94% chance that at least one person will die.

The only question is how contagious it is. I can't seem to find a straight answer to that.

[blam]

German Firm Distributes First SARS Test Worldwide

[blam]

Study Of Genome Confirms SARS Is New

[Oldeconomybuyer]

With SARS, it's not the disease, it's the economy stupid. Airlines. Travel. Commerce. Etc.

[hove]

I hope Carol Devine-Molin got demoted for writing such a pointless, weak article.