JJP
Great Player
Is Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome a real threat? Or is it just media nonsense?
I think it is a threat.
I think it is a threat.
Is SARS a real threat?
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onejayhawk
Afflicted with reason
Both.
The threat is real, but it is also very overreported. Here in Texas we had a big run in last year with West Nile disease. My wife got it. In all three people died state wide, but with a big panic. This year things are more in proportion.
J
The threat is real, but it is also very overreported. Here in Texas we had a big run in last year with West Nile disease. My wife got it. In all three people died state wide, but with a big panic. This year things are more in proportion.
J
allhailIndia
Deity
IT is a threat, but it is more so toward elderly people and those who might have other respiratory disorders like asthma etc.
I say this because most people who have recovered from SARS have been those who are in the age group 18-40 while, most deaths have been in the above 40 age group.
Also children who are suffering from asthma due to pollution in their areas are also at a high risk.
I say this because most people who have recovered from SARS have been those who are in the age group 18-40 while, most deaths have been in the above 40 age group.
Also children who are suffering from asthma due to pollution in their areas are also at a high risk.
thestonesfan
A Client of Ron Kuby
Only 4000 cases have been reported, with a 5.9% mortality rate. Hardly the Black Plague we're talking about here.
It's a very real threat, with 15 reported deaths in Singapore alone, where stringent actions had been taken to hold the disease.
The main problems are its newness (no way to detect) and ease of spread. I've read of an entire apartment in HK being affected.
At this moment, SARS proves to be the greater draw-down on the economy than the Iraqi war.
The main problems are its newness (no way to detect) and ease of spread. I've read of an entire apartment in HK being affected.
At this moment, SARS proves to be the greater draw-down on the economy than the Iraqi war.
Stapel
FIAT 850 coupé
So far it is not even 1% of a 'threat' we encounter every day again and again: traffic.
It is just like the anthrax / white powder envelopes: not even worth to be mentioned compared to traffic.
@XIII: Howmany did die in Singapore in traffic since SARS broke out?
It is just like the anthrax / white powder envelopes: not even worth to be mentioned compared to traffic.
@XIII: Howmany did die in Singapore in traffic since SARS broke out?
Greadius
:yeah:
Of course it is a real threat... like I said in another thread: its airborne and indiscriminate. The perception of danger that can change people's travel plans is going to cause a real impact... because the 'low' rate of infection can be attributed to the 'overreaction' taken by governments at quarantining its spread.
But, most importantly, people in SARS heavy areas are wearing surgical masks. Doesn't anyone catch on to the implications of this! It means MICHAEL JACKSON WAS RIGHT, and worse than that, years ahead of his time!!! :mutant:
But, most importantly, people in SARS heavy areas are wearing surgical masks. Doesn't anyone catch on to the implications of this! It means MICHAEL JACKSON WAS RIGHT, and worse than that, years ahead of his time!!! :mutant:
thestonesfan
A Client of Ron Kuby
I want to know what kind of an idiot wouldn't wear a mask. A lot of people don't. Sheesh.
But how was Jacko right?
But how was Jacko right?
cgannon64
BOB DYLAN'S ROCKIN OUT!
I agree with just about everyone else. It is a threat, but not the humanity-endangering epidemic that many people report it to be. I think the problem is that it is very contagious but not has a low mortality rate, so alot of people might get it quickly, but not many will die. All that spreading will freak people out.
You have obviously never been to the great social experiment of the Lion City. Nobody dies in traffic in Singapore.
Hong Kong is a better example of what damage can be inflicted if SARS is not taken seriously. 109 dead. Many doctors and nurses come down with it while treating the sick even with precautions, 40 medical workers in one hospital alone. People are dying because there aren't enough beds in Intensive care. Besides people dying, the damage to economies is very severe. Airlines and Hotels are on the verge of going bust and restaurants are failing by the dozens. Unemployment will sky rocket as well as bankruptcies.
3 persons dying in Texas is a poor comparison. Perhaps if 100 people died in Austin alone, that would be closer.
Check out these sites
http://app.moh.gov.sg/new/new01.asp?id=1
http://www.info.gov.hk/dh/ap.htm
Stapel
FIAT 850 coupé
Ok. My point: 109 dead in Hongkong. Conclusion: SARS is not a real threat.
I guess 109 people die every single day in Hongkong. So what is the big deal here? The only threat is panic, mostly created by media!
About the Singapore traffic: I indeed do know Jack S. about it. But it is hard to beleive.
G-Man
A One Man's War
It's hardly a serious threat. As Stapel said, traffic is more dangerous than SARS by far. I suggest people check out how many people die in China of other illnesses before making such a big deal of this. The media seems to be happy to make it sound important - things you can't see are always more fearful and it gives them good ratings.
High death rate(5.9% is high), do kill people in 20-40 range(even though later cases have been older people) not totaly clear how it spreads, not totaly clear on with virus that couse it, not totaly clear on how long someone is contenious or how long the virus can survie outside of the body.
Could be a real threat, when it comes to desices like this it is better to overreact.
Could be a real threat, when it comes to desices like this it is better to overreact.
Stapel
FIAT 850 coupé
The high death rate is a wild guess. How many people do have the virus without knowing so?
Overreaction might cause more damage, I guess.
It is a real threat, just ask the 250+ WORLDWIDE that have died from it. It has been relatively contained, and I for one would rather they 'overhype' it than underhype it. The hype has helped contain the problem, with anyone having anything remotely resembling the symptoms checked and quarantined if necessary. It's exactly these measures that have helped contain SARS.
Thats in only a month. If after a year its killed 3000 people worldwide would it be a threat then? Its brand new and seems to have mutated across from an animal virus, doesn't that alarm you in any way?
I don't know where you live but traffic doesn't kill that many people in Australia either.
Thats in only a month. If after a year its killed 3000 people worldwide would it be a threat then? Its brand new and seems to have mutated across from an animal virus, doesn't that alarm you in any way?
I don't know where you live but traffic doesn't kill that many people in Australia either.
G-Man
A One Man's War
250 people dead is hardly a global issue. Not when you have so many other issues killing much more.
Darkness
Shadow creature
By wearing that cover over his mouth to protect his respiratory system....
It's the potentiual amout of deaths that it might cause that should conserne you. What if the firedeparment worked as you seam to say we should look at this: "oh a fire you say, only on house burned down, well mam this is a city of millions call me when the block is burning, right now we have other things to do."
To overhype it now will help to stop any wider spread and large nubmer of deaths.
