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Sars It - Politics, Business, Civil, History - Posted: 5th Apr, 2003 - 12:27am
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
SARS - Do you have it?
S.A.R.S.
Do you have SARS? What is it? Is it just exaggerated? Read on:
QUOTE PANIC SPREADING FASTER THAN ILLNESS
As scientists scramble to unravel the mystery of severe acute respiratory
syndrome, a sense of crisis is spreading even faster than the illness itself.
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As scientists scramble to unravel the mystery of severe acute respiratory
syndrome, a sense of crisis is spreading even faster than the illness itself.
Source
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Post Date: 4th Apr, 2003 - 9:55am / Post ID: #
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No, it is not exagerrated. Not when you are in the locality of the outbreaks. SARS is competing for front page real estate in the local dailies.
It is mainly the unknown cause or route of transmission that is scary. It is the mystery factor. It is 'assumed' to be airborne transmission so face masks have been selling like hotcakes.
The other factor is the speed at which new cases pop up. And of course, the number of deaths is very high within such a short period of time. Also. it is complicated by the fact that the world is so small now and everyday so many people fly in fly out from one place to the next. The infected people do not know they have it until they have travelled halfway across the globe. And then, another epicenter of outbreaks is created.
Still no known cure and still do not know what to do if someone is suspected to come down with SARS. Only thing the govts can do is to contain it by quarantine.
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| Still no known cure and still do not know what to do if someone is suspected to come down with SARS. Only thing the govts can do is to contain it by quarantine. |
Fireduck looks like you have to watch yourself. What is amazing is its rampant start. I hope a cure is discovered soon. This is the worst kind of terrorist.
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Remember the days in the US when they were paranoid about white dust in their mail? Well now everytime someone coughs they are going to run!
From CNN:
-- President Bush issues executive order allowing quarantine of SARS, other infectious patients.
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Yes, I was wondering why we don't hear so much that SARS maybe is a terrorist attack. Don't you find it strange? Just because it didn't start in the US it doesn't mean that it was planned with other purposes. What do you all think?
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Post Date: 5th Apr, 2003 - 12:16am / Post ID: #
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JB, it is true. We really have to watch ourselves over here. The other day a visitor came by the office to see one of the colleagues. He was from Singapore, our neighbor nation. And there have already been 5 deaths there and numerous other suspected cases. Everyone was kinda scared and also wwas about to bolt at the first sign of cough or sneeze from the visitor. It's kind of comical really but very seriously taken.
Post Date: 5th Apr, 2003 - 12:25am / Post ID: #
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| Yes, I was wondering why we don't hear so much that SARS maybe is a terrorist attack. Â Don't you find it strange? Just because it didn't start in the US it doesn't mean that it was planned with other purposes. What do you all think? |
LDS, you bet that such thoughts have come to mind here. But it's hard to imagine it as a terrorist attack. That's because of the way it first broke out back in November. (Hmmm, wonder whether it has anything to do with the anniversary of Sept 11? ;) )
Check out this story:
https://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/ED01Ad03.html
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QUOTE JB, it is true. We really have to watch ourselves over here. The other day a visitor came by the office to see one of the colleagues. He was from Singapore, our neighbor nation. And there have already been 5 deaths there and numerous other suspected cases. Everyone was [kind of] scared and also wwas about to bolt at the first sign of cough or sneeze from the visitor. It's kind of comical really but very seriously taken.
Fireduck, I predict the same will happen in the US, but they won't wait for the cough! *
*Now you want to say, 'sorry'? Please!
QUOTE BEIJING APOLOGIZES OVER SARS
China apologized Friday for not doing a better job of informing people about
severe acute respiratory syndrome as an international medical team went to the
city where it believed the mystery illness may have first broken out.
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China apologized Friday for not doing a better job of informing people about
severe acute respiratory syndrome as an international medical team went to the
city where it believed the mystery illness may have first broken out.
Source
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