[MadIvan]

Uh oh.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Bump!

[Chipata]

"Fewer people are wearing face masks"

A leading British doctor wrote to the Daily Telegraph recently and stated categorically that masks, surgical or otherwise, are of no use whatsoever in protecting against air-borne viruses.

[Billy_bob_bob]

China has such appalling sanitation practices that they are a hazard to the rest of the planet. When is the rest of the world going to confront China and demand that they quite literally clean their act up?

If China can build nuclear weapons and build ICBMs then they can certainly provide something as essential as basic sanitation to their entire population! Refusing to do so becomes a de facto declaration of biological warfare upon the rest of the world.

[zook]

A friend of mine here in Taiwan just posed this intriguing question: What happens next flu season when many many more people suddenly begin showing SARS-like symptoms? Unless they develop a quick sure fire test, all hell will break loose.

[SevenofNine]

Hey Ivan yeah

OH OH much worst this winter I wouldn't be suprise if hit US this winter right now China Taiwan are getting it

I know I try nip in the butt I don't see any relief YET

[Cicero]

This is what I have been assuming. Around about next November we'll begin to see how serious this epidemic really is. I am not sanguine.

[Myrddin]

It's Spring and Fall right now in the northern and southern hemispheres. Winter comes to the southern hemisphere in 6 weeks. It will be interesting to see if there is a spike in infections in the southern hemisphere as people huddle indoors to avoid the bad weather.

[Judith Anne]

MadIvan, would you please add me to your ping list for SARS posts? I'd appreciate it, because you post some very interesting articles...

[IYAAYAS]

I think a lot of us have had the SARS uh oh thought.

I'd like to make my hypotheses. Those without D32 at gene CCR5 will dia at a high rate. Those with one copy will live. Those with 2 copies cannot become infected.