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We know a nurse got it but she treated both of the first SARS patients in Canada and that was before it was identified and proper precautions were in place (actually I think with the second one some precautions were in place but not a lot.

It's kind of six of one half dozen of another. If there are lots of people getting mild cases then that means it's much more contagious than our current data would indicate, that's bad; but it also means it's a lot less deadly than our current data would indicate, that's good. One thing we also have to keep in mind is that every one is running quarantine protocol around SARS, that makes it a little tough to determine how many cases require hospitalization since we're putting them all in hospitals no matter what (all the detected ones anyway).

In other news WHO agrees with me, they say things a wrapping up everywhere but China. I'm not sure if I should feel more or less confident with WHO backing my position ;)