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To: skinowski who wrote (451)	5/13/2003 10:40:03 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) of 1070

Skinowski, I wasn't really concerned that I had Sars. Joking doesn't travel well in cyberspace. It's traditional to moan like mad and get a lot of mileage out of a cold. At the time there were no cases of Sars in NZ [other than the woman in Hawkes Bay who turned out to have Sars]. I had near-zero possibility of having Sars, especially since I got no cough. I don't see how gloves help prevent Sars. All they do is avoid the need to wash hands before putting hand to mouth or eyes [by taking them off, thereby peeling off the Sars contamination]. The statistics from that epidemiological study showed that gloves were not significant in avoiding Sars. Goggles and N95 masks were very good. I think dehumidifiers would be good too. They strip water from the air, including droplets of Sars goop sneezed and coughed out by people. I also think resistance element fan heaters would help too, by sterilizing air as it flows over the heating element. I wonder how many other infections have been reduced by the Sars avoidance efforts. General influenza is probably way down in Hong Kong and Singapore. Lots of infectious diseases will be having trouble earning a living in the new battleground. Mqurice

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