[Nov3]

There was a debate as to whether this was airborne over the past couple of days. Anybody with any sense knew it was. The CDC evidently thinks so. I don't think I want to be in an airplane with anyone with this $h!T!!!

[AAABEST]

ping

[Cold Heat]

Crap! This thing will go pandemic for sure.

[AAABEST]

If I were to get this disease, I would drink a ton of water. That would help reduce fever, prevent dehydration and add volume. I would also take aspirin to keep the fever down and for anti-inflamitory purposes. Might consider taking multi-vitamins as well.

As of now, that's all I can see that can be done.

[arkady_renko]

Do you think that all of the commercial flights from the Orient met all of these criteria? Not.

A_R

[Quix]

Given, as I understand it (from a forgotten expert or article in terms of ref),

that:

"the atmosphere/air is so thoroughly mixed, it is believed that every person that is alive, has breathed some part of the breath of every other person who has ever lived and is alive."

this disease could be a very serious problem--and an exceedingly stupid Chinese move--unless they've developed an antidote/vaccine etc. to protect themselves with.

[jriemer]

This section:

Airframe Selection and Cabin Airflow

AMT service providers should consult manufacturer(s) of their aircraft to identify cabin airflow characteristics, including: HEPA filtration and directional airflow capabilities, air outlet location, presence or absence of air mixing between cockpit and patient-care cabin during flight, and the time and aircraft configuration required to perform a post-mission airing-out of the aircraft.

Aircraft with forward-to-aft cabin airflow (business to coach class) and a separate cockpit cabin are recommended for transport of SARS patients. The flight deck/cockpit crew in aircraft with forward-to-aft cabin airflow and separate patient-care compartment are not required to wear respirators unless they enter the patient-care compartment.

Aft-to-forward cabin airflow (coach to business class) may create a significant risk of airborne transmission to both cabin and flight deck personnel. If an aircraft with aft-to-forward airflow must be used, all personnel on board must wear fit-tested N-95 respirators throughout the flight.

This will seriously degrade transoceanic flight traffic but not address the root cause of the problem. Any passenger on an international flight with airborne disease is a risk well to themselve and others before the considering whether or not the aircraft has the "best" air handling equipment to minimize contamination.

This akin to discussing if a car owner should get their breaks adjusted when one of the passengers has a heart attack. The problem is not the airplane.

The airlines are flying airplanes not airborn hospitals. They never have and in this economic climate they will go out of business long before they ever will.

[Jim Noble]

What is your evidence that the airborne nature of SARS has ever been debated by anyone?

[PoisedWoman]

Many thanks for posting this. I'm facing corneal transplant May 7, a day surgery, and will send copy of this article to my ophthalmologist, as eye precautions are mentioned several times. Perhaps I'll postpone elective surgery until SARS goes away...

[Eric Cassano]

CDC: Mystery illness spreads more easily than first thought

Yeah, no kidding.

CDC = Centers for Disease Control Coddling

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

I saw 12 Monkeys for the first time this week. Kind of chilling in the current context.

[BJungNan]

You better have good medical evacuation insurance. That sounds like a $150,000 flight. Medevac on a commercial aircraft with an attending nurse can run $10,000 to $50,000.

Definately don't go overseas without it.

[Nov3]

For everyone to think about when we hear that this disease is hard to transmit