Does anyone here have SARS?

[SnapIT]

Nah, but i have cancer...

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Beast1284
80 people in the entire fvcking world have died from it. Seriously, who gives a sh!t.

It has a 3-5% mortality rate and is very contagious. There's a reason that the CDC and other disease control centers are alarmed. Just to contrast, the common flu's mortality rate is something like 0.004%(IIRC). To put it in another perspective, if SARS spread like the flu, millions(up to approx 10-15 million) in the US alone would die from it. SARS is a potential catastrophe.

 

[Pastore]

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: Beast1284
80 people in the entire fvcking world have died from it. Seriously, who gives a sh!t.

It has a 3-5% mortality rate and is very contagious. There's a reason that the CDC and other disease control centers are alarmed. Just to contrast, the common flu's mortality rate is something like 0.004%(IIRC). To put it in another perspective, if SARS spread like the flu, millions(up to approx 10-15 million) in the US alone would die from it. SARS is a potential catastrophe.

ok, so where does the 3-5% mortality rate come in. 80 deaths in the world, 2,220 reported cases. That's no where near 3-5%.

 

[civad]

So much for peoples' infatuation with the most recent 'happening' stuff...

what happened to older diseases like AIDS??

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Beast1284

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: Beast1284
80 people in the entire fvcking world have died from it. Seriously, who gives a sh!t.

It has a 3-5% mortality rate and is very contagious. There's a reason that the CDC and other disease control centers are alarmed. Just to contrast, the common flu's mortality rate is something like 0.004%(IIRC). To put it in another perspective, if SARS spread like the flu, millions(up to approx 10-15 million) in the US alone would die from it. SARS is a potential catastrophe.

ok, so where does the 3-5% mortality rate come in. 80 deaths in the world, 2,220 reported cases. That's no where near 3-5%.

It's based on confirmed cases, besides it doesn't kill instantly.

 

[QTArrhythmic]

I have the drip

 

[Atlantean]

Originally posted by: Beast1284

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: Beast1284
80 people in the entire fvcking world have died from it. Seriously, who gives a sh!t.

It has a 3-5% mortality rate and is very contagious. There's a reason that the CDC and other disease control centers are alarmed. Just to contrast, the common flu's mortality rate is something like 0.004%(IIRC). To put it in another perspective, if SARS spread like the flu, millions(up to approx 10-15 million) in the US alone would die from it. SARS is a potential catastrophe.

ok, so where does the 3-5% mortality rate come in. 80 deaths in the world, 2,220 reported cases. That's no where near 3-5%.

80/2220*100%=3.6%

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Beast1284

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: Beast1284
80 people in the entire fvcking world have died from it. Seriously, who gives a sh!t.

It has a 3-5% mortality rate and is very contagious. There's a reason that the CDC and other disease control centers are alarmed. Just to contrast, the common flu's mortality rate is something like 0.004%(IIRC). To put it in another perspective, if SARS spread like the flu, millions(up to approx 10-15 million) in the US alone would die from it. SARS is a potential catastrophe.

ok, so where does the 3-5% mortality rate come in. 80 deaths in the world, 2,220 reported cases. That's no where near 3-5%.

Are you a moron?

80 is 3.6% of 2220.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Atlantean

Originally posted by: Beast1284

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: Beast1284
80 people in the entire fvcking world have died from it. Seriously, who gives a sh!t.

It has a 3-5% mortality rate and is very contagious. There's a reason that the CDC and other disease control centers are alarmed. Just to contrast, the common flu's mortality rate is something like 0.004%(IIRC). To put it in another perspective, if SARS spread like the flu, millions(up to approx 10-15 million) in the US alone would die from it. SARS is a potential catastrophe.

ok, so where does the 3-5% mortality rate come in. 80 deaths in the world, 2,220 reported cases. That's no where near 3-5%.

80/2220*100%=3.6%

Damn, you beat me.

 

[NewForumMember]

That's ok Beast. But seriously! It took 40 minutes for someone to post a correction!

 

[xuanman]

yes

 

[Imported]

What are the symptoms again?

/me been sick for past 3 days..

 

[narzy]

at its current spread the chances of you getting sars are %0.0000325

 

[narzy]

more people have a chance at getting AIDS.

 

[Eli]

BTW, they just said on the news that 166 people have died from SARS, not 80.

 

[iamme]

nope

 

[SnapIT]

Originally posted by: iamme
nope

TRUTH!

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: SnapIT

Originally posted by: iamme
nope

TRUTH!

TRUTH!

 

[Analog]

Originally posted by: glen

POLL?

 

[SSP]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
I *cough* don't think *hack* I *vomit* do *coughhack*.

it must have been in that video card box you got from Tiwan

It's Taiwan Schadenfroh

LOL! that?s the worst "typo" I've ever seen.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: narzy
at its current spread the chances of you getting sars are %0.0000325

That's likely due to various Medical Agencies/Ministries taking decisive action.

 

[narzy]

or its not as contagious as some are led to belive. the news makes big deals out of small issues. yes, wash your hands, respect peoples space, and if you feel sick don't expose yourself unnecessarily to others until you feel better, if you don't start to feel better within a few days go to the doctor. but for the love of god panic when %0.0000325 of the population is sick with SARS.

 

[glugglug]

Someone should write a fast spreading computer virus named SARS so the media has some better numbers to talk about.

 

[Amused]

Severe Anal Retention Syndrome?

 

[fatbaby]

Originally posted by: Amused
Severe Anal Retention Syndrome?

Nope. Sexually Acquired Rectal Syndrome