SARS
 

Toronto and Beijing

read on

http://www.canada.com/health/story.html ... ECB30EC449

Pretty scary stuff, yeah. Hope it doesn't outbreak here in Ottawa.

There have been a few cases here in BC, but I'm not worried about it. It's been said that you have better chances of being hit by a train than coming down with SARS.

I hear the death rate is 4%

[quote="redhawk_six":40e1c]There have been a few cases here in BC, but I'm not worried about it. It's been said that you have better chances of being hit by a train than coming down with SARS.[/quote:40e1c]

So more than a few people in BC have been hit by a train last month??

well I was listening on the BBC and a prominent physician was saying that there is a possibility that people infected with HIV and AIDS could have accelerated symptoms if they inherit SARS. imagine if this is true and SARS is introduced to Africa

[quote="Old Reliable":81427]well I was listening on the BBC and a prominent physician was saying that there is a possibility that people infected with HIV and AIDS could have accelerated symptoms if they inherit SARS. imagine if this is true and SARS is introduced to Africa[/quote:81427]

3/4ths of the continent would be wiped out?

that means the world no longer has a hunger problem

actually the world doesnt have a hunger problem, it has a transportation and distribution problem. there is enough food to feed all the mouths, just not a reliable way of sharing it. and it would only be about 1/3 of the population that is infected with the virii

Well, right now, I don't think SARS is out of control, more people die from gunshots everyday.

lol toroto

Its getting ready to get to a scary level. China is closing schools. Quaritining anyone who has been exposed, as well as any building where infected people have been. It will get worse before it gets better.

Anyone know what the mortality rate is? This thing could get ugly.

We should block Asia out from the outside world, so they can't give us SARS.

Too late. There are now 35 states with confirmed cases.

On the 22nd of April, about 4000 people were infected with the virus. Until then, 220 people had died. So if you take 220 out of 4220 people, that's a mortality rate of about 5%.

From what I hear, the disease is not as contagious as the Spanish flue was back in 1918, but still, it gives man a reason to worry about. It could get ugly, yes.

Question is: The victims, were they mostly elderly and weak people, or...?

If the mortality rate amongst normal healthy and young people is very low, then there's a chance SARS will be under control quite quickly. Maybe finding a vaccine will not be too hard then (remember, people who don't die but had the disease have anti-bodies).

Spanish flue caused 25 million victims within a year, worldwide. In 1918-1919.