[nopardons]

And not a single death from SARS, in the USA; not to mention an exquistely small number of cases, thus far.

[goldstategop]

I think its been in the dozens. For sure its reason for concern but not for hysteria and panic.

[per loin]

And a couple of months ago, only a single case in Hong Kong without a single death.

[Judith Anne]

And you know, I just wonder about that...how accurate it is...the CDC case definition wants to eliminate as SARS those atypical pneumonia cases with no history of travel to an affected area or contact with a sick person who has a history of travel to an affected area.

I don't think that's a very good case definition, and I don't trust the CDC figures. Because how do you know if you've had contagious contact with someone who has been to an affected area? Especially if you live in a large city, go to baseball games, airports, films, ever use a public restroom, or a hospital restroom, or take a child to the ED, or or or.