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To: EL KABONG!!! who wrote (31288)	4/11/2003 1:28:50 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

SARS Chronicle Hello KJC, <<Developing vaccines is serious business>> In the mean nasty time, I have just returned fro a trip to the HSBC HQ branch, a big building looking much like the Star Wars Death Star. The main hall was at about 30% of normal Friday lunch hour traffic. All public toilets are no longer public. Along the way, there were one restaurant 'closed until further notice', several with blinds deployed so that street traffic do not see the emptiness within. This could be the second round restaurant closures since the iDotCom eSlashNet episode. There are many staff standing on street side passing out lunch special flyers. I could be witnessing the onset of the Depression of 2003. Awesome. Chugs, Jay Aggregation for own purpose [Key word: SARS] Message 18725075 Message 18747578 Message 18748777 Message 18749134 Message 18749157 Message 18749644 Message 18753381 Message 18758212 Message 18776202 Message 18780648 Message 18786068 Message 18799790 Message 18800755 Message 18802591 Message 18805458 Message 18806107 Message 18821329 Message 18822437 Message 18822606 Message 18825787 Message 18825838 Message 18826924

To: EL KABONG!!! who wrote (31288)	4/11/2003 2:35:02 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Respond to of 74559

Hi Kerry, I also heard speculation that it was the result of a virus 'marrying out of family' so to speak. re: West Nile.. The States and parts of southern Canada have suffered from St. Louis encephalitis for a long time. Same virus family (flavivirus and friendly messenger Culex :o) as West Nile I believe. So I think unless these things get hyped I don't even think any dough gets thrown at them. regards Kastel CCC

To: EL KABONG!!! who wrote (31288)	4/11/2003 8:04:17 AM
From: Wyätt Gwyön	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Kerry, thanks for your very educational explanation. assuming SARS is a virus (or one of the combinations you enumerated), and assuming five years is an optimistic vaccine development schedule, what about in the meantime? we have seen Hong Kong and now areas of China virtually shut down due to SARS, with infections still on the rise. is there any reason to think that other areas of the world will be more successful in halting its spread? this seems like it could set off a global depression even without our other worries.