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
*"At the present moment in time, 17 laboratories around the world from 9 countries are involved in dealing with, identifying, and developing tests for the diagnosis of the causative agent of SARS".
We admit we have no test for it yet.
*"And when we have definitive evidence to suggest that the coronavirus is the primary causative agent, the next step that everyone will be anticipating is the development of a vaccine. Discussions are currently ongoing within the laboratories as to how this can be taken forward."
We should be able to develop and produce a vaccine within five years or so. Until then, all you can do is hope you don't catch it.
*"The aim of the collaborating group over the coming weeks will be to bring this information together in a systematic form so that we can actually rule out those therapies that are ineffective and push forward with those therapies that are roving to be effective
We're still trying to figure out how to treat it until those other things happen.