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Unread 20 Mar 2003, 08:00   #1
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Exclamation GLOBAL THREAT: Lethal Asian Virus now in 10 nations, 3 weeks after being discovered
Discovered on Feb. 26th 2003, SARS has rapidly spread from its first victim in Southern China to now encompass 10 nations including the United States, Canada, and Great Britain.

SARS, Severe Acute Respitory Syndrome, was at first believed to be a sort of pneunomia, but does not respond to any known treatment. It is highly contagious and spreads very rapidly. Symptons usually occur with 2-5 days after being infected. The victim then die by the end of the next week. The World Health Organisation and the CDC have released these stastics gathered from the last 20 days since the virus was discovered:

Infected Nation & Confirmed Cases

China: 2000+ (before being censored)
City of Hong Kong: 150
Singapore: 31
Vietnam: 56
Taiwan: 3
Thailand: 1
United States: 11
Canada: 8
Spain: 1
United Kingdom: 1
Slovenia: 1
Germany: 1


Deaths Reported & Nation

China: Censored
City of Hong Kong: 5
Canada: 2
Vietnam: 2

Although there are only nine confirmed deaths (excluding China from which the virus orginated), it has only been 20 days since the virus was discovered. In excess of 2000 have been infected and reports from CNN China and Hong Kong imply numerous hospitals have been overrun or closed as the medical staff becomes infected. There is no known cure, vaccine, or treatment that has any effect on SARS. Canada is currently the only nation outside of Asia in which SARS has not been sucessfully contained. Those infected have a lifespan of generally 2 weeks after initial exposure. The CDC is currently considering initiating quarintine in Atlanta and New York hospitals where those infected have been isolated. There are 39 others in the United States that have reported SARS symptons (after travelling abroad) but have yet to be confirmed suggesting that the virus may too be loose in the United States.

Source: World Health Organisation Emergency Update
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Call me paranoid, but that thing would make a great bioweapon.
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If it wasn't for the fact that it came from China (or therabouts) that's probably what the headlines would be calling it.
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Call me paranoid, but that thing would make a great bioweapon.
It probably would, and the same thought struck me when I read early reports about it. (hello paranoia)

However the Person who is currently "suffering" from this illness in the UK is responding to treatment, so it looks like at least one Health Service has got a grasp of how to treat the illness.
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Q : Should we be worried ?

A : This illness can be severe and, due to global travel, has spread to several countries in a relatively short period of time. Therefore, there is cause for concern. However, SARS is not highly contagious when protective measures are used, and the percentage of cases that have been fatal is low. More than 90% of the cases as of 15 March are in health workers who can protect themselves through barrier nursing techniques. Around 10% of cases to date are close contacts of hospital workers and patients. (Close contact means having cared for, lived with or having had direct contact with respiratory secretions and body fluids of a person with SARS.) Since the WHO global alert issued on 15 March , only isolated cases have been identified and no secondary outbreaks have occurred.
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It probably would, and the same thought struck me when I read early reports about it. (hello paranoia)

However the Person who is currently "suffering" from this illness in the UK is responding to treatment, so it looks like at least one Health Service has got a grasp of how to treat the illness.
You see folks?

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There are 2 cases in the UK now, iirc.
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Singapoore and our german tropic deseases center think, they have the virus isolated. It is related to ths measels virus.
Some of the sick we have here are getting over it too. This whole affair remainds me of this bird grip that sprang over to man about 6 years ago in Singapore. It caused several thousand deaths (80.000 so somebody told me) worldwide. Not nice not good but in effect something like a really bad grip wave.
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Singapoore and our german tropic deseases center think, they have the virus isolated. It is related to ths measels virus.
Some of the sick we have here are getting over it too. This whole affair remainds me of this bird grip that sprang over to man about 6 years ago in Singapore. It caused several thousand deaths (80.000 so somebody told me) worldwide. Not nice not good but in effect something like a really bad grip wave.
Grip / griep = flu

for those who can't grasp it
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Grip / griep = flu

for those who can't grasp it

Thanks! I should have known the right translation but I forgot, damn...
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Re: GLOBAL THREAT: Lethal Asian Virus now in 10 nations, 3 weeks after being discovered
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Infected Nation & Confirmed Cases

China: 2000+ (before being censored)
City of Hong Kong: 150
Singapore: 31
Vietnam: 56
Taiwan: 3
Thailand: 1
United States: 11
Canada: 8
Spain: 1
United Kingdom: 1
Slovenia: 1
Germany: 1
Finland: 1

That's how I've heard.
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Great. 11 cities have an infection, and it just so happens that the first one was in Albuquerque.

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Re: Re: GLOBAL THREAT: Lethal Asian Virus now in 10 nations, 3 weeks after being discovered
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Finland: 1

That's how I've heard.
In Germany there are more than one. Atleast 2, less than 10. I'm not up to date to the actual numbers. The first are already over it.
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This virus has been identified by scientists as a member of the paramyxoviridae family. It is indeed leathal, but can be threated. The effect varies from person to person.
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Singapoore and our german tropic deseases center think, they have the virus isolated. It is related to ths measels virus.
Apparently it's not related to the measels virus but to the pnumeonia family.If it was related to the measels then we'd all be fked as that family is highly contagious,SARS is far less contagious than that,yo have to have prolonged contact with an infected person.

It seem's the main issue's gonna arrise in China where it originated.Unless they gain control of the spread of the bug then you never know how far it'll spread over time.

Im supprised conspiricay nut's arent having a field day with this,most of the doomsday ppl have been very quiet after the world didnt end in 2000,2001 and 2002 as they predicted...
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This virus has been identified by scientists as a member of the paramyxoviridae family. It is indeed leathal, but can be threated. The effect varies from person to person.
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I think it's really throughtless of you all to bring up a potential threat to world health at a time when we, as a global community, need to stand strong against Saddam and the French. Your namby pamby bleeding heart Center For Disease Control, World Health Organization propaganda over what may well be the start of the global influenza pandemic long feared by epidemiologists sickens me and I'm appalled you'd let these 'doctors' pull your strings.
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I think it's really throughtless of you all to bring up a potential threat to world health at a time when we, as a global community, need to stand strong against Saddam and the French. Your namby pamby bleeding heart Center For Disease Control, World Health Organization propaganda over what may well be the start of the global influenza pandemic long feared by epidemiologists sickens me and I'm appalled you'd let these 'doctors' pull your strings.
SARS has spread to 10 US States in the last 2 days. There wont be a war in Iraq pretty soon.
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SARS has spread to 10 US States in the last 2 days. There wont be a war in Iraq pretty soon.
This SARS might actually be good for something then.
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