Posted on 04/28/2003 7:10:56 PM PDT by flutters
SARS has spread rapidly because during the incubation period, which appears to be between 1 day and 11 days, with a median of about 5 days, patients can transmit the disorder to others.
During the incubation period! When there are NO symptoms!
Far as I know, that is true for all infectious diseases that can be spread by air.
852. Exploring China's silence on SARS: New details surface on initial cover-up
853. Canada rocked by health threats
854. SARS hits St. Mike's
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Eight new probable SARS cases reported (in Toronto).
Canada sees more SARS deaths (Total now up to 27).
855. SARS anti-bodies found in wild animal traders
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Exploring China's silence on SARS: New details surface on initial cover-up.
Doctor suspected of SARS recovering .
Spit bags, tissues handed out in Beijing to prevent spread of SARS.
World's SARS Death Toll Surpasses 700
856. SARS cases hidden? (Canada)
857. SARS vaccine booster
858. (Canada)Election can wait, Eves says(SARS)
859. Agitprop in action? [Was U.S. SARS Outbreak? Vallejo, California]
860. Taipei turns down Beijing's offer of medical supplies
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Sars exposes flaws in China's health system : Despite vibrant economic growth, China's rural millions are left out in the cold when it comes to affordable medical treatment .
Unseen victim causes Sars outbreak.
Exploring China's silence on SARS: New details surface on initial cover-up.
United States to host Women’s World Cup (Soccer Tournament Moved From China Because of SARS).
861. TORONTO SET TO GO BACK ON WHO DISEASE LIST - (SARS)
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Team checks out SARS report at naval base (Malaysia).
Canada sees new resurgence of SARS .
1,000 isolated as fresh Sars alert hits Toronto .
With SARS cases up, White Sox will play it safe (SARS precautions in Toronto).
SARS cases hidden? T.O. officials deny latest spread masked from WHO
862. WORLD SARS DEATH TOLL BREAKS 700 AS TAIWAN REPORTS A SLEW OF NEW FATALITIES
863. SARS cases in US, state by state breakdown
864. SARS anti-bodies found in wild animal traders
865. Spitters targetted in anti-SARS campaign
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Hungry tigers at Chinese zoo maul each other amid SARS tourism slump..
866. Is SARS a precursor to pandemic?
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China : A positive SARS side-effect .
867. Toronto Has Eight New SARS Cases, Taiwanese Official Resigns Over Hospital Outbreak
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Hong Kong Compensates Families of Health Workers Who Died of SARS.
New SARS cases cast doubt on claim.
Living on a Prayer.
868. Canadian SARS outbreak mystifies experts
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Public Health Measures Can Contain SARS, Two Modeling Studies Suggest.
SARS Army Battling at U.S. Airports .
U.S. uses tough campaign against SARS Toronto back on WHO Sars list .
China Denies Death Of Former Party Leader
869. Shortage of Surgical Masks Prompts Some to Think of Alternative Protective Measures Against SARS
870. SARS Crisis Takes Swipe at China Economy
871. WHO Puts Toronto Back On SARS List
872. Toronto Has 20 Possible New SARS Cases
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Canada can't handle outbreaks: Doctors.
Dog food traced to diseased cow .
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Another Polio? Alarming West Nile Risks Emerge
Who's Immune?
Toronto hospitals on high SARS alert.
Toronto Faces New Outbreak Of SARS : Quarantine Sought; WHO Re-Lists City (1,400+ Quarantined).
Arkansas' first probable SARS victim remains in stable condition.
Have virus, will travel in a pod .
Masks, Gloves Back in Toronto Hospitals with SARS.
874. Tests in China Suggest Some With SARS Don't Become Ill
875. SARS VACCINE READY FOR TESTING ON ANIMALS (HONG KONG)
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China Linked To Iraq Bio-Weapons.
Canada can't handle outbreaks: Doctors.
China, Hong Kong combine to develop SARS vaccine .
China withheld vital information from Finnish SARS victim: HS investigation shows that hundreds were exposed to SARS due to concealment of flight information.
On the Road To a SARS Cure in China: Nation’s research community makes major contributions.
Sick With SARS But Snubbed By Hospitals Chinese student can't get aid as promised.
SARS spurs ban on wild-animal imports.
876. Symptomless SARS? A clue in China
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ProMED commentary on SARS in civet cats
German Group Develops SARS Antibody Test .
Toronto traces SARS cases to 96-year-old patient: How hospitalized man caught disease remains unclear.
Origins of SARS.
877. Canada: Can't Buy a Break
878. We Fumbled SARS: Health Official
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How SARS Quietly Survived in Torornto
East Texas woman isolated after exhibiting symptoms of SARS virus
Ont. denies letting down SARS guard Ex-health official alleges hospitals were put under political pressure.
Newest SARS outbreak has area residents in quarantine.
Markham
A World Health Organization expert in Beijing says he believes China is now reporting accurately on the SARS epidemic there.
879. China's 'SARS-free' city anything but calm
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First SARS case reported confirmed in Russia.
880. China has cooked up `American SARS' scam
881. SARS Suspected in East Texas Woman 882. Toronto Probes Possible SARS Case in High School
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SARS Shuts Toronto School, 6,400 in Quarantine .
Lack of care raises China's SARS fears : Free-market economic reforms ruined rural health coverage .
WHO raises concerns about how Toronto's SARS cases are counted.
Grade 11 student was at school with SARS symptoms: school, health officials.
Two more die of SARS (in Toronto).
SARS Quarantine Spreads to Toronto High School .
Grade 11 student suspected to have SARS is son of health-care worker.
Study offers first picture of effects of SARS.
Two suspected SARS patients quarantined in L.A.
Ontario to change its SARS accounting method .
882. RED CHINA FURTHER ERODES HONG KONG'S CIVIL LIBERTIES
883. How SARS quietly survived in Toronto
884. Russia Confirms First Case of SARS on China Border
885. 1,500 Markham students in quarantine
886. HK gets the worst of `two systems'
887. Possible SARS in Toronto High School?
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Can Kitty pass Sars virus to you? Not likely .
SARS closes Toronto-area school .
888. China Seizes 10,000 Wild Animals in Anti-SARS Raids, AFP Says
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Sars: From civet to man or other way round?
The inside dope
Beijing Seeks Normalcy Amid SARS Crisis.
Cats saved from SARS cull .
889. S.A.R.S. cancels classes at a Markham school. (Toronto)
890. WHO raises concerns about how Toronto's SARS cases are counted
891. Lufkin woman with SARS symptoms isolated at home - she had traveled to Taiwan
892. Feds Race to Make SARS Vaccine
893. Toronto Boy Confirmed SARS Case...at school
894. SARS SHUTS TORONTO SCHOOL, 6,400 IN QUARANTINE (Nurses' Calls Not Heeded!!!!!)
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SARS Shuts Toronto School, 6,400 in Quarantine
A 'Superspreader' of SARS How One Woman Touched Off Beijing Outbreak
895. SARS haze obscures China's economic future
898. Study offers first picture of effects of SARS
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SARS DEATH RATE FOR OLDER PEOPLE MORE THAN 50%: WHO
WHO Raises SARS Fatality Rate Estimates
899. West Nile Virus could be “bigger than sars” in 2003
900. Teen's case raises doubts about 10-day quarantine [SARS]
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Canada Quarantines 5,000 Due to SARS.
Londoners under SARS quarantine: The 13 people had contact with Toronto hospitals or people suspected of having the deadly illness.
Drunks broke into isolation ward to see Sars patient.
Taiwan reports biggest increase in SARS cases in six days .
901. Official: Canada SARS Cases May Reach 60
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Canada SARS cases could reach 70.
The Friendly Dictatorship.
902. Teens rebel against quarantine (SARS)
903. Canada may raise number of SARS cases sharply
904. LCBO closes Aurora store because of possible SARS case
905. Shania, Neil Young May Join SARS Concert
906. Taiwan Forced to Go It Alone by WHO
907. SARS fears prompts hotels to turn away travelers who've visited Asia
908. SARS-hit city plans tourism boost(Beijing)
909. SARS resurgence
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Untie nurses' hands: SARS is a full-time fight.
China's war on spitting.
Taiwan Reports Low Increase in SARS Cases.
U-S experts heading for Canada.
SARS definition sees Canada figures soar .
910. Possible SARS case in Ottawa hospital
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Case Clusters of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Ottawa named Toronto's backup garbage dump.
Ottawa investigates nurse for possible SARS.
SARS toll climbs in Toronto.
SARS claims one more life in Toronto as second outbreak rages on:
Link to Promed Update.
Ottawa Checks Possible SARS Case, Toronto Man Dies .
State issues SARS alert for 4 counties 'Probable' victim visited Shippensburg
SARS Still Fooling Doctors .
On the SARS Beat.
SARS virus can live for 3 days on plastic.
SARS-Infected Woman Visits Shippensburg Clinic: State Health Officials Issue Warning.
Canada minister: Latest SARS cluster disturbing for health workers.
911. Chinese official comments on SARS epidemic
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China vs SARS: A good dog is a dead dog.
China's newest SARS victim: The civet cat.
Hong Kong Researchers Present New Clues on SARS.
A 'Superspreader' of SARS How One Woman Touched Off Beijing Outbreak .
912. CHINA VS. SARS: A GOOD DOG IS A DEAD DOG
913. Canada's Probable SARS Cases Rise, Could Reach 70
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Latest SARS outbreak tapering
914. China denies extent of SARS virus covered up
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Canada PM presses Chinese leader on SARS outbreak.
SARS Genome Update: Animal Origins?
WHO says Singapore has contained SARS .
Number of SARS cases drops in China
915. Stars Against SARS (Canadian rockers plan benefit concert)
916. Fear and loathing on hospital floor(SAR Nurses)
917. SARS Crisis: Shame on the UN and shame also on China
918. SARS Crisis: China's contemptible behavior only typical
920. CDC chief pessimistic SARS can be conquered
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(New York)CITY HOLDS PATIENT IN SARS SCARE
SARS alert ignored: Nurses.
Oncologist battles SARS, assumptions: From her hospital bed in Toronto, a doctor wonders if medical establishment is right .
921. Beijing denies trying to hide SARS
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HK reports four more SARS deaths, three new cases.
SARS Still Fooling Doctors
SARS Prompts to Seek Out Fresh Air.
SARS virus changes adventurous diets of many Chinese diners.
Top Military Research Lab Part of Worldwide Search for SARS Cure
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SARS alert ignored: Nurses.
923. Avoid ERs: MD
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SARS alert ignored: Nurses.
924. SARS: A costly error
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SARS alert ignored: Nurses.
US experts heading to Toronto for recent outbreak .
925. Cluster of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Cases Among Protected Health Care Workers
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Oncologist battles SARS, assumptions
Updated Interim U.S. Case Definition of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
927. Sars Alert Ignored
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Officials calling for co-operation as SARS spikes: Canada's 30th victim recorded as probable case list reaches 43.
928. SARS Still Fooling Doctors
929. SARS distinctions based in symptoms
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Oncologist battles SARS, assumptions
'Relapse' patients had other problems: HK
930. Authorities investigate (possible SARs) disease victim's stop in Williamsport, PA
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Toronto Expects Further Increase in SARS Cases .
Toronto urged to be wary of third SARS outbreak.
Four more deaths (in Toronto) probed as SARS-related.
Hospitals Worry About Front-Line Role in SARS Era.
LUFKIN WOMAN RECOVERING, TDH RULES OUT SARS.
Officials probe possible SARS deaths.
931. Chinese capital swings into action to woo tourists [SARS]
932. Anything goes, where treatment is concerned
933. Sars treatment may cause brain damage
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Sars patients 'suffer brain damage' from steroid cocktail
936. Tests not accurate, but Canada may have SARS cases without symptoms (My Comment: They died..)
937. SARS exposes China's health care
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Canada's new Sars battle.
Hong Kong Health Worker Dies From SARS .
939. Hospital 'secrecy' ripped [SARS]
940. SARS puts Chinese off wildlife dinners
941. Doctors Probe 4 More Deaths for SARS Link (Canada: Sars In Daycare!)
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One man's opinion.
942. 'Bed chains' for Canada Sars violators
943. Officials fear students playing SARS quarantine hooky
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Ontario Nurses Demand SARS Inquiry .
Life 'Surreal' for Nurse Under SARS Quarantine : A Toronto health worker describes a life in isolation at a hospital treating victims of the deadly respiratory disease.
Ontario Warns Against Breaking SARS Quarantines .
More cases, another death due to SARS.
The new SARS reality sets in as the public rides latest outbreak.
Surgical masks no protection against SARS, hygienic expert warns.
U.S. Releases SARS Test but WHO Says Virus Tricky .
School closure was an act of prudence (Taiwan).
SARS response: from selfless to clueless.
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