Sars

Sean_Brinston · Posted: Apr 02, 2003 2:33 pm Post subject: Sars

I was just wondering how many people have herd of this thing thats going around. I dont know how bad it is in the staes but its going crazy in Ontario. A kid in my school they think has it , so the whole school might get 15 days off but you are suposed to be "quaranteened"

ohsix · Posted: Apr 02, 2003 2:36 pm Post subject:

i think everyone has heard of it. about the only tv i watch is re-runs of that 70s show and i've heard about it. i thought it was in china or japan or something though.

Kai · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 287

I think its crazy. good reason to move to florida! even tho it would probalby get there too if it spread. but anyways if we keep goin to war im sure someone will bomb are asses with a biological weapon and well all die so F*ck bush and everyone else that thinks they should go around gettin their hands dirty in other peoples business (although im for whats goin on in iraq cause someone needs to put that homo in his grave)
wes - it is but they found other cases in toronto or something

Sean_Brinston · Posted: Apr 02, 2003 2:41 pm Post subject:

Yea in Toronto 5 people have died and 2000 under quarantine with hundreds more every day

Nor*Cal · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 9479 City: Sac

I few people on an airplane from Japan were quarantined in San Jose yesterday... Kia I think this has to do more with overpopulation than politics...

earlcombearl · Posted: Apr 02, 2003 3:18 pm Post subject:

It is the damn Tijuana Clap, right Rocko?

Kai · Soul Rider Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 287

Nor*cal yea i kno it is. but im saying we could see more stuff like this when some country wants to send us some crazy disease

Jester · Posted: Apr 02, 2003 5:00 pm Post subject:

The kid at your school is only at risk if he's been in or around someone who has been in an Asian country that has record of contamination. Otherwise it's probably just the flu. You do have to be quarantined, but only for as long as the sickness lasts, which should be a week or 2 with good antibiotics.

Premier135Chick · Guest

No one on that plane is San Jose had SARS. It was just a scare-thank goodness. I read in an article that some of the people on the plane were more concerned about being held an extra two hours then whether or not they were in danger of catching the disease. Priorities I tell you!

Heezey · Posted: Apr 02, 2003 6:44 pm Post subject:

So what are the symptoms?

ohsix · Posted: Apr 02, 2003 6:45 pm Post subject:

I think it's a lot like the flu but worse.

otiswunguy · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 871 City: Sammamish

seattle has four posible cases. a 4 and 5 year old pair of brothers returning from wong dong china and two others. kai- that is some pretty negative stuff you wrote. i highly doubt sars is a form of warfare, it is just another version of a flu that exhists. this i think could be caused by over using antibiotics. it isn't really being spread in the u.s. confirmed cases have been isolated and its only contagious when you have symptoms. shortness of breath, and flu like symptoms with a temp of 100.5degrees f or higher are symptoms. nor cal- isn't that what they said about aids also. interesting theory.

Lakebu · Outlaw Joined: 09 Mar 2003 Posts: 158 City: NorCalif.

Two suspected mystery illness cases surface in Florida

Associated Press
Posted April 2 2003, 7:51 PM EST

TALLAHASSEE -- Two Florida residents may have been infected with a virus that has sickened hundreds of people in eastern Asia.

A 21-year-old woman and 36-year-old man who might have contracted sudden acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, traveled to Asia within the previous 10 days and showed some symptoms of the virus, Florida health officials said Wednesday.

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``Because these cases were identified early, it provides us with a greater opportunity to prevent any additional spread of the infection,'' said John O. Agwunobi, secretary of the Florida Department of Health.

pedro · Posted: Apr 03, 2003 3:40 am Post subject:

Apparently most new strains of influenza come from China and the Chinese get it off fowl birds, you know chickens & stuff.

They reckon this SARS probably came the same way.

I guess the big question is... "What exactly are these Chinese doing with their chickens ??".

Shocked

Maybe it's sexually transmitted Shocked

Melanie G · Outlaw Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 230 City: Orlando

They think a 12 year old girl has it here in Orlando.

riverfreak · Posted: Apr 03, 2003 6:39 am Post subject:

its really freakin' scary, are these confirmed cases in the US? because the only thing I see on the new is the war.....about 4 months ago 3 women in their late thirties and one 19, all died within 3 days of a mysterious respiratory illness.....health dept. never knew what it was?

Neognosis · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 17617 City: Webster

Sean_Brinston · Posted: Apr 03, 2003 8:06 am Post subject:

Yea the kids mom i belive went to Japan for business or something im not sure.

riverfreak · Posted: Apr 03, 2003 11:20 am Post subject:

did a little research, around 3% of peeps out of 2228 have died....so you have a 97% survival rate.....

OttoNP · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 848 City: MI

It's kind of scary, anyone ever read or watch The Stand? Or 12 Monkeys?

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Neognosis · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 17617 City: Webster

ONly 2,228 cases? That's nothing. and a 97% survival rate. That's pretty good. If there wasn't a war on though, the media would be calling this the coming of the new black plague.

Maestro · Posted: Apr 03, 2003 1:12 pm Post subject:

7 People have died in Toronto now. I'm pretty worried 'cause I go to a like 80% oriental school. And a lot of them went to China for spring break. It's funny though, me and my buddies totally blow it out of proportion. I'm not too worried about getting it. I'm pretty sure it's only capable of killing people if they have weak immune systems.

Toronto has the 3rd highest number of infected people in the world.
1. China
2. Hong Kong
3. Toronto
4. Singapore

Goes to show you how our cultural diversity has changed.

impulse · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 807 City: Snyder,TX

Not to show disrespect by any means. But more people die everyday from car wrecks than this disease. I wouldnt worry to much about it.

Neognosis · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 17617 City: Webster

I agree. (though I'm sure that if I got it, I would be crapping myself) But the common flu, I bet it has a survival rate that isn't much better than 97%, when you factor in that a lot of elderly people die from the flu. I think it is a big deal because it is new and they aren't sure what they are dealing with yet.

Like the West Nile Virus that we had in New York for the past few years. The news LOVES West Nile Virus, because it has a cool name and is transported via birds. But mostly just the very young or very old or people with immuno deficiencies even get sick.

I was a photographer with the local news untill 2 years ago. We would interview someone from the county health department. They would say "The virus is steadily moving north, and 3 cases have been confirmed in Monroe county. We think it will continue to spread until mid-September. However, there have been no fatalities in Monroe county, and the virus only produces symptoms in the very young, old, and those with imuno deficiencies."

You guess what part of the soundbite I was told to edit into the show.

Maestro · Posted: Apr 04, 2003 8:01 am Post subject:

Wow, I totally contradicted myself there. At first I was worried because of the population of my school, but then I realized the only people who have died have been the young or the elderly or those with a weak immune system so I'm not too worried about it.

Bill Y Bob · Posted: Apr 04, 2003 2:08 pm Post subject:

Only people who are either elderly or sick from something else usually die. Young, healthy people just get sick, and then are fine. My sister's trip to China with our school's orchestra and band was cancelled. I was looking forward to a week and a half w/out her. DANG. Evil or Very Mad