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I hope you are right about them being less infective, as it seems to take them longer to come down with the illness. The hs outbreak in Toronto will be very educational for all of us.

Given that several of the teenagers had some pretty long incubation periods, it could be even up to a month before we know much about how infective they are to each other, if i am calculating correctly.

Do you know something about the infectious period that I haven't seen somewhere? I have been researching pretty carefully, but haven't seen any conclusive evidence pinning down exactly when the contagious period begins and ends, nor have I read anything suggesting that sicker patients are more infective than those less sick. I have seen speculation, but it hasn't eased my mind.

I would love to see some links that would help me get a clearer handle on who is most infective, and exactly how long it takes for them to be "clear"...

and exactly how long it takes for them to be "clear"

I would really like to know if they actually clear the virus. In all the things I have read about SARS, I have never read a concrete statement that says that. Has anyone here?