[riri]

The most aggressive efforts I've seen anywhere to contain SARS are occurring in Toronto

IMO, the Canadians have dropped the ball...royally. At least one person from that religous sect was turned away from the ER 3 times and told he didn't have SARS. Even when he fit the criteria during an outbreak.

[Dog Gone]

That's true, but remember that we still don't have a quick diagnostic test. That is the single biggest problem we have today.

[Domestic Church]

I think the quarantine in Canada is a voluntary one too. Meanwhile somebody up there, who later came down with SARS, was at a conference of 450 people, 90 of whom were from the US.

And this is possibly/probably (take your pick) just the first part of the wave.

I'm wondering which would do me more good in stress reduction during a quarantine(with a bunch of kids underfoot) ...a keyboard or an electric guitair.

[pops88]

The WHO and CDC need to deal with the diagnostic issue. People become infected with Human Immunodifiency Virus which will develop into Acquired Immunoficiency Syndrome. People contract a virus that develops into Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. They need to differenciate between the virus carriers and the "syndrome" which so many people are not fitting into. A "syndrome" is merely a group of symptoms. Their cover up and symantics will only make the situation worse.