So if someone sneezes or coughs into their hand(s) then grasps a door knob, everyone who touches that door knob is exposed.
Also, the experts are really worried about "super carriers." According to reports all 139 cases in Toronto can be directly or indirectly traced to one single woman who was in Hong Kong.
The World Health Orgnization (WHO) has, for the first time in its existence adviced against travel to Beijing and Toronto...can you imagine that ?!?!
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Living/ap20030423_1578.html
Tip:::Watch CHN (NYSE)China Fund Inc. (Closed End Fund) down 10.56% since last Thursday. During that same period the Standard & Poors 500 has been up 2.9%. During most of that period the war and Laci Peterson have been dominating the news...as SARS dominates more and more of the headlines you'll see CHN drop. If it really tanks; like 50% - 60% that'll tell you how much effect the SARS panic is having.
Oh! And wash your hands a lot!