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For those who are concerned about "wild diseases":

I am a maintenance engineer in a hospital laundry where we process about 40,000 pounds of soiled linen daily. In addition, my brother (who lives in the suite downstairs) is a household appliance technician for a major international retailer.

He is exposed daily to people who don't even realize they might be sick, or know it but don't think they're sick enough to see their "Quack" yet.

I just spent over 5 hours cleaning the sorting area (we call it the "poo zone") wearing nothing more than my coveralls, an N95 mask, and examination gloves.

I am only minimally concerned about what I had to deal with today, as is he.

Incidentally, there are 2 known SARS cases in the hospital across the street, and 3 others in our service area.

IF I or my brother become ill in the next 10 days, I will definitely let you know.

Chicken Littles, indeed.

(we call it the "poo zone")

Your sense of humor is appreciated- 30 years ago I ran the Saint Simons Island sewage treatment plant... 5 million gallons a day...

"I just spent over 5 hours cleaning the sorting area(we call it the "poo zone")...

LOL!

I worked in the upstairs poo zone known as the MICU. We had patients with every kind of infectious disease...hepatitis, HIV, meningococcal meningitis, TB and many others. Often we didn't find out the patients were infected till after the fact. I rarely caught so much as a cold.