Not to jinx anyone, but no one in the US has died from this. We have excellent medical care and we (medical professionals) are actively studying the use of antivirals in the treatment of SARS.
Zook, take sanitizer, don't touch elevator buttons or door handles or machine buttons. Don't sit next to people who sound "mucous-y". You'll be fine. Lord protect those of us who must travel.
Sounds like the advice of someone without small children.
Thanks for your good advice. We'll have masks (the proper kind) and I suspect that the airports and planes will be quite empty. We'll be staying in a private house in Beijing. In Beijing itself, our hostess tells us there is really no problem. I think we'll be fine.