Well, I think this is making us all aware of our limitations. We have enjoyed a brief respite during the past 50 to 60 years from death and disability from infectious diseases and degenerative illnesses.
Along with the incredible advances in medical knowledge and technology has come the notion that we all are "entitled" to a solution to just about any medical catastrophe we can think of, and if we do not get it, by gum, we are gonna sure sue someone as fast as we can, for as much as we can.
And, then we complain about the inevitable consequences of our own foolishly unrealistic expectations!
This is interesting about the length of time it takes to incubate with SARS, from an article in Toronto's Globe and Mail, but, I wonder how the reporter can be sure the kids weren't contagious to others... the rest of the article is good reading too...
A 14-year-old girl developed SARS a week after her parent was hospitalized, and a 17-year-old came down with symptoms 12 days after her parent was hospitalized. Neither got very sick.
While the long incubation period is worrisome, the researchers found the lack of spread among family members reassuring.
"We can only hypothesize that not all patients with SARS are as infectious as has been reported previously. This fact gives us some hope that this disease will not spread in a totally uncontrolled manner in the community," Dr. Avendano said."
http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030529.uquar0529/BNStory/Front/