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Pastimes : SARS - what next?
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To: Henry Niman who wrote (774)9/28/2003 5:42:10 AM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 1070
 
You're correct that the sample was small, but it's intriguing, especially in light of the epidemiology.

I don't think anybody is saying genetics is the "key" - I am not aware of any allele that inexorably leads to disease or invariably protects from disease. Still, you can't deny that there are genetic components to some diseases.

I suppose there are potential problems with it - irrational fear of Chinese people, especially Hakka and other southern Chinese, non-southern Chinese deciding that they don't need to take precautions because they are naturally immune.

But look at history. We all know that the Native Americans were highly susceptible to smallpox but I don't think non-Native Americans felt immune and failed to take precautions.
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