[Cicero]

This is going to be very hard to contain. China, Hong Kong, Vietnam . . . it's pretty hard to cut out travel to all of those places even if they manage to isolate it here.

Thank you for your very knowledgeable posts.

[Mother Abigail]

You are quite welcome

[Mother Abigail]

Two more Virginians may have mysterious Asian illness

By LIZ SZABO, The Virginian-Pilot

© March 22, 2003

Virginia health officials have confirmed two more suspected cases of severe acute respiratory syndome, the deadly and mysterious new disease that appears to have originated in Asia.

[Fellow Traveler]

The one that is scary is Hong Kong. It's airport remains a travel hub with excellent links to cities all around the world. If this thing is airborne and an infected person passed through that airport SARS is probably all over the world by now.