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SARS Questions
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 04:18:14 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: Marc <marcaniballi () hotmail com> Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 02:57:03 -0500 To: dave () farber net Subject: SARS Questions I have been looking around the web and have yet to find an answer to two IMHO simple questions - Are there any IPers who know the answers or where to find them. 1. If a virus is aerosol and has an incubation period of 7+ days, is it possible to contain it geographically without ceasing all air travel? 2. At last check, there were approximately 50 deaths of 2500 reported cases. Given that the number of actual "exposures" is likely significantly higher and that many individuals who contracted the virus were able to defeat it without major symptoms and therefore did not report; Are viruses with a mortality rate of less than 2% (potentially MUCH less) considered a global crisis? Is there possibly some other reason for the significant media coverage? Regards, Marc Aniballi Mobile: +33 617 79 15 86 Home: +33 490 53 29 20 ------ End of Forwarded Message ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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