SARS mutating rapidly

[RU482]

I heard it's basically a serious version of the common cold
Take yer vitamins kids!!

 

[NogginBoink]

Originally posted by: DDCSpeed
Whoa....has there been any other illness like this that we have encountered ( rapid mutation)?

The common cold is one.

Though HIV may mutate, the difficulties of finding a vaccine for HIV are mainly due to the fact that it's a retrovirus,

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Chadder007

Originally posted by: Vic
This hype is killing me.
SARS is a coronavirus, similar to the Common Cold. Those types of virii do mutate rapidly, and this was expected. However, just like SARS, coronavirii tend to have low mortality rates. So far, most of the deaths from SARS have been people who would have otherwise died from the flu or a severe cold, i.e. the elderly or those with compromised immune systems.
Yes, this disease is serious. Yes, people will die from it. However, if you are young and healthy, getting SARS is no worse than getting the flu (probably better).

Actually its been rather healthy people that have died from it so far.

Yes, it has transcended all ages and health groups. The weak and the healthy have very similar mortality and sickness rates when talking about SARs.

 

[lsman]

Originally posted by: Millennium

Originally posted by: Chadder007

Originally posted by: Vic
This hype is killing me.
SARS is a coronavirus, similar to the Common Cold. Those types of virii do mutate rapidly, and this was expected. However, just like SARS, coronavirii tend to have low mortality rates. So far, most of the deaths from SARS have been people who would have otherwise died from the flu or a severe cold, i.e. the elderly or those with compromised immune systems.
Yes, this disease is serious. Yes, people will die from it. However, if you are young and healthy, getting SARS is no worse than getting the flu (probably better).

Actually its been rather healthy people that have died from it so far.

Yes, it has transcended all ages and health groups. The weak and the healthy have very similar mortality and sickness rates when talking about SARs.

most story i read: young and healthy have more stronger symptoms and less incubation period than the old and with health problem (before getting SARS)

 

[n0cmonkey]

Its a chemical agent being spread by the chinese to wipe out the US.