[D. Brian Carter]

Still, health officials note that the tests' accuracy is limited, and the deaths remain under investigation.

I repeat, the deaths remain under investigation. Another example of something being reported before they even are sure of the facts...

As I stated on another thread running currently, there have been 30 deaths from "SARS" since November 2002 in the entire nation of Canada. Many more people die of the flu every year.

Nature.com is reporting that the mortality rate is comparable to influenza and "it is much less transmissible than flu".

[Judith Anne]

Brian, Nature's article is out of date. The current death rate is 15% for cases under age 60, and 50% for cases over age 60.

[Judith Anne]

Brian, from the article you linked:

This sounds bad, but it is comparable to death rates from influenza. Among those under 60 years of age, the mortality rate is far higher than for flu: some 13% of those with SARS die from it.

How do you get that the death rate is comparable to the flu?

Be careful how you interpret that article, especially if you're giving a link.

[dc-zoo]

No symptoms but they had the sars virus? Does this mean they died healthy? Did they even make it to a hospital? Is this a joke? Could the virus have penetrated and infected their brain and shut their systems down? Maybe Doctor Kildaire can help now that he's out of the closet.