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To: hui zhou who wrote (110)	4/14/2003 2:25:41 AM
From: FaultLine	Respond to of 1070

Mutation fears as virus claims healthy victims This is completely expected because of the person-to-person transmission path . DON'T PANIC! From WHO: SARS Epidemiology to Date Message 18831896 who.int World Health Organization 11 April 2003 "The current cumulative number of cases of SARS is 2781 cases with 111 deaths, officially notified by ministries of health. The global case-fatality rate for probable SARS is 4%. "Most SARS cases to date have occurred in young adults. This transmission pattern largely reflects the age of health care workers, their family members and social contacts, and international travellers. On the basis of present data, children appear to be less likely to present with SARS than adults.