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Author Topic: Mysterious pneumonia spreads Paul Goulet Master Film Handler Posts: 347 From: Rhode Island Registered: Jan 2000 posted 03-15-2003 11:28 AM                        Reuters, March 15, 2003 WHO issues emergency travel advisory HANOI, Vietnam, March 15 — A nurse in Hanoi has died from a mystery flu-like virus that has infected scores of people in Hong Kong, Vietnam and Singapore and sparked a global warning from the World Health Organization. The death is the second reported in Asia in three days. A 50-year-old American businessman died in Hong Kong on Thursday after being flown from Hanoi with respiratory problems.  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 03-16-2003 01:14 AM                     An excerpt form Associated Press: When asked whether the illness could be caused by bioterrorism, Gerberding said, "We have an open mind and will be keeping an open mind as we go forward." WHO spokesman Dick Thompson said in Geneva, "Until we can get a grip on it, I don't see how it will slow down. People are not responding to antibiotics or antivirals. It's a highly contagious disease and it's moving around by jet. It's bad."  |  IP: Logged Charles Everett Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: New Jersey Registered: May 2001 posted 03-30-2003 06:16 PM                     That "mysterious pneumonia" is SARS, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Apparently SARS began in China and then spread to Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore and Vietnam. So far 57 have died, including 4 in Canada. Two hospitals in the Toronto area have been closed. Because of SARS the women's world ice hockey championships, scheduled to begin in Beijing later this week, have been canceled. The US Centers for Disease Control and Health Canada have warned people not to travel to China due to the outbreak. The Toronto Star and Globe and Mail have ongoing coverage of SARS.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 03-30-2003 06:37 PM                  AIDS was scary enough, but this one really scares me! Unlike AIDS, this is apparently transmitted through the air without any personal contact and can remain "active" on inanimate objects for hours...like restaurant table tops. I sincerely hope they get a handle on this soon. >>> Phil  |  IP: Logged

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