Do you think SARS is that serious?

[superdesk2007]

Do you think SARS is that serious?

[HoppysMag]

the worst part about sars, is the panic that people cause... that and the no good media these days...

[Fatjon]

No im do not think it is serious, well at least in the US.

[JesseB]

personally I beleive the world will overcome the SARS epidemic (still mainly asian continent right?) most major illnesses throughout the history of the world had their way with a large number of the population, sadly to say, before we came up with vaccinations and anti-biotics to neutralize the disease. So in a matter of time (no matter how long it takes it will be worth the wait) the scientific/medical community will figure out what makes SARS tick and end it.

[Grasshopper]

Yea, it's serious, but only to a certain extent. If someone in your family, or someone you knew had it, I think it'd jump 400 points on your 'seriousness meter'. But compared to many of life threatening diseases, it's not as bet (at least, yet).

[Trench]

Well, if it hits home to anyone here then they will find it serious... But, I think it is serious onl because of the hype it is getting...

[superdesk2007]

I think they'll get a vaccine soon and won't release it until they do all that testing.

[Star_Base_CGI]

Yes if people get it, they will go to school, church work and infect everyone. Than drop dead from Pnuemonia. If it hits the US we will have a major epidemic.

My advice if it hits. Dont goto CHurch and stuff like that.

[HoppysMag]

Originally posted by Star_Base_CGI
Yes if people get it, they will go to school, church work and infect everyone. Than drop dead from Pnuemonia. If it hits the US we will have a major epidemic.

My advice if it hits. Dont goto CHurch and stuff like that.

nice excuse to skip school

[Army]

Originally posted by Star_Base_CGI
If it hits the US we will have a major epidemic.

It IS in the USA and Canada already.

It's only a worldwide epidemic now, because the stupid media wonks want it to be. Think about it: it apparantly started in a country with well over a BILLION people, and it isn't really out of control there. A few thousand infected in China isn't even a drop in the bucket percentage wise.

There are less than 100 dead in North America since the first reports came out about it. More people have died from slipping in the bathtub THIS MONTH! More people have already died from Pneumonia, brought on by KNOWN flu viruses, in the LAST MONTH than have died from SARS.

Real epidemic? Nah. At least not officially, and certainly not by the numbers. Gimme a good ol' medieval Black Plague anyday, now THERE was an epidemic you could sink you teeth into.............um,.... eww.

[Blazestorm]

lol ARMY

Dat's funny... anyway, I think its pretty silly... its like saying the common cold is going to kill us all... its a virus that is infected everyone atleast once in their life and without medication... you can die from a cold... whereas this... we haven't encountered very seriously before... so now we must find a medication to take care of it...

[graycie]

I think it is a serious issue not only health wise but also economicly. Health wise its very serious in in countries like China where people live in pretty close quarters and the population is so high. There have been a few cases in the US and Canada which they think started with people that recently came back from an Asian country. People can be carrying it without knowing it, but on the other hand the people that are more suceptable to actually dying from it are the elderly and people with week immune systems.If you really think about it people carry various types of bacteria on a daily basis and sometimes that even includes Staph, and a Staph infection isn't a pretty thing to get either but you don't see people freaking out like they are with SARS.

Economically its killing tourism in Canada, Asia, and amongst Chinatowns withing the US. Recently on the news in NY and Philadelphia they showed the mayors having dinner in Chinatown to show its safe to eat in Chinatown and to bring back needed tourism dollars for the city.

[EsPo]

in my current world events class the teacher said if you actually get sars.. you have a 96% chance of survival... nothing to worry about at all "unless you are an 84 year old asthmatic licking doorknobs" (the daily show)




propaganda to keep our eyes off the war

[LittMag]

SARS is major. Just because it's happening halfway around the world doesn't mean it isn't serious. Public places in Bejing are being shut down. Thousands of people are being place in quarantine. Not much is known about SARS at the moment, and that's why it's serious. To treat SARS all they can do is put you in isolation and let the illness run it's course. If that doesn't scare you, I don't know what does.
But as Grasshopper said, it's really just a matter of how close it is to you.

However, as Espo said and what I just read from CNN "Approximately 94 percent of people with SARS recover from it." It may seem to be good odds, but when you deal with something that you have no way to treat, it is frightening.

[steveg]

I think you all should listen to the interview in this
link http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2003/200304/20030407.html
"part 1" maybe a real voice of a real survivor will
tone down some of the sarcasim and smugness going on here,
and demonstrate just how easy it got going here in Canada