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More about SARS
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ^
| Apr, 25, 2003
| Lee Hulteng
Posted on 04/25/2003 5:36:36 PM PDT by Lijahsbubbe
TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: graphics; sars
To: Lijahsbubbe
Sorry for the double title. (Extra, extra, read all about it).
To: Lijahsbubbe
4% death rate, eh?
To: Lijahsbubbe
It happens. It happens.
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posted on
04/25/2003 5:47:43 PM PDT
by
Eala
(irrelevant (î-rèl´e-vent) 1: The UN 2: France 3: CNN 4: Tim Robbins 5: Chretien)
To: pram
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posted on
04/25/2003 5:56:09 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
Bump for later
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posted on
04/25/2003 6:14:07 PM PDT
by
TheLion
To: blam
If you click on the link, the first graphic of information was the one I wanted to show.(I know, I'm really on a roll) I found it interesting.
To: blam
It was also reported on the local news for Mpls/St. Paul that border patrol for Canada are wearing masks and gloves.
To: Lijahsbubbe
To: Lijahsbubbe
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posted on
04/25/2003 6:47:38 PM PDT
by
blam
To: Lijahsbubbe
The news coming out of research in Canada tonight is that it may not be a coronavirus. Apparently, this conclusion was drawn from the lack of success is the test that has been developed.
Two things I have been thinking about with regard to SARS.
1. Mortality rate is 4%. Some say it is higher. Even if it is 10%, that means 90 out of 100 people survive. Not something you want to catch but hardly a death sentence.
On the other hand,
2. It seems that today, most people do not believe a world wide epidemic is something that would or could happen. Of course, history would argue otherwise. Add to that our global mobility and one could easily imagine a repeat of the 14 century or 1919.
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posted on
04/25/2003 6:55:04 PM PDT
by
Pete
To: abnegation
That wouldn't work for me. I guess I'd have to unplug my computer. (never!)
To: blam
Thanks.
To: Pete
To: Pete
I don't think a comparison with 1349 is quite apt, but a comparison with the so-called Spanish Flu might be something close to a possibility.
The hype sells newspapers, but the Media has, indeed, been crying 'wolf' far too much. The nature of Ebola, for example, demonstrates raging symptoms but flares up in such a way that prevents it from becoming more than a local epidemic. West Nile, on the other hand, is running more slowly and will definiely have a terrible, wide ranging effect on many animal species.
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posted on
04/25/2003 7:26:01 PM PDT
by
Prospero
To: abnegation
Very good! I think I am going to print this out and put it above my desk.
It has been interesitng reading all of the differing opinions on SARS. Wonder who will be right?
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