[bonesmccoy]

Since when did the "typical common cold" have a mortality rate of 4% ever? That's one out of twenty-five people dead who gets it... And that's with modern medical care...

No, SARS is killing people in areas with communized/socialized healthcare. In a socialist system, the doctors who are mediocre are reinforced. The smart ones are out of work because they order too many tests and do too much to help the patients (which costs the bureaucrats money).

And, yes, by the way, when new viruses routinely emerge, they are usually more virulent and potentially cause more mortality.

But, after replicating and mutations creep into the new strain, the virus becomes weaker. In addition, the population begins to build immunity.

[CathyRyan]

Did your Ox get gored?

[riri]

Did your ox get gored?

Huh?

But, after replicating and mutations creep into the new strain, the virus becomes weaker. In addition, the population begins to build immunity

Ummmm...typically now long is this process? Are we talking days, weeks, months, years?