[TaxRelief]

impt. key questions remain including how long "recovered" individuals shed virus (if they do),

They have had difficulty obtaining virus swabs >72h after onset. Stool cultures may be useful for up to 5d from onset.

how significant is the parallel cockroach vector system, and what is the longest time of incubation (prob. > 10d).

The probability that the incubation period >10d, is I believe, 0, using specifically SARS data. However, when most viruses hit larger groups there are nearly always silent carriers or super defence systems that hold of infection for longer periods.
"Parallel roach vector system" has pretty much been ruled out because it cannot deliver adequate dose of virus.

[riri]

TaxRelief, in the beginning of all this you seemed skeptical that this was a large threat. Have you changed your outlook?

[LizardQueen]

What I want to know is what is the trigger that causes some cases to progress into full-blown SARS, while others just fizzle out like a bad case of the flu?

There has got to be something that's triggering this "fork" into fatality, either an individual characteristic, different strain of the virus, whatever.

I wish I could find some detailed demographic data on who got better and who died.

LQ