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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (84099)	3/20/2003 8:39:55 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

Wanna know why it took China so long to inform us about the outbreak of a New Virus? The Chinese won't go to Government Doctors. The reason is horrifying. >>>>>>The answer helps understand why it took so long for the Chinese to fess up to the existence of the new vital pneumonia. The Chinese official put it this way: "we are having a terrible time getting people to see doctors, even for routine physical checkups. And this is because of an event that took place back in the late 1940s, following Mao's revolution. At that time, the government promised to eradicate venereal disease in China. And it did. Everyone was forced to undergo an examination by a certified doctor. And anyone with venereal disease was executed. Ever since, most Chinese stayed far away from medical doctors."<<<<<< nationalreview.com