SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Pastimes : SARS - what next?
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Maurice Winn who wrote (605)6/26/2003 1:15:49 PM
From: Henry Niman  Read Replies (1) of 1070
 
>>But using those principles for a moment, if colds and other corona viruses are so smart alecky and can mutate at the drop of a hat, how come we only get one cold a year instead of hundreds?<<

I think you have to think about colds vs other viral diseases which most only get once in a lifetime and now with vaccines, most never get the disease at all. Cold viruses mutate regularly, so there is no vaccine, and people get more than one cold per lifetime.

Now if you extend that to SARS, where the disease can be fatal, especially for baby boomers and those older, you can see how it can be a very big problem very quickly.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News