[Dog Gone]

Get real. There is no test that any doctor can give you today to determine whether you have SARS. That's not spin.

[_Jim]

There is no test that any doctor can give you today to determine whether you have SARS

Q: "What is a syndrome?".

A: "A number of features which occur together as a group and indicate a particular condition; a group of symptoms that appear together."

Doesn't sound like an awful lot of 'lab work' would be necessary for the probable (note the 'light spin' here?) diagnoses for SARS ...

[_Jim]

My gut feel: We've got a couple of bacterialogical/viral agents working together - one assits the other insofar as 'populating' the host and propagating.

I've had some experience with sore throats in the past which always developed into something more serious, including one case of pneumonia. The only, repeat only cure I have found has been the repeated use (in coffee or on foodstuffs) a strong preventative measure involving a natural herb ...