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To: Ilaine who wrote (97080)	5/1/2003 2:46:06 PM
From: kumar	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Unfortunately, there is no reliable test for SARS and there is no cure. The death rate is in the range of 10%. It is out of control in China. Without drastic measures, I see no reason for it not to become endemic world wide. According to US Department of Health and Human Service, 90 to 95% of all respirators in the US are in use during flu season already. A recent documentary I saw on TV said that 36000 people die of the flu in the US every year. I'm providiing this stat (if true), just as a comparative number.

To: Ilaine who wrote (97080)	5/1/2003 7:54:06 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 281500

Hong Kong: SARS virus Found in the Waste of Discharged Patients VOA News 01 May 2003, 17:19 UTC AP Doctors in Hong Kong say they have discovered traces of the potentially deadly SARS virus in the stool and urine of patients discharged from the hospital after they were thought to have recovered from the virus. This news comes after other doctors revealed evidence of permanent lung scars in patients who had been infected with SARS. One doctor at a prominent Hong Kong hospital tells the Associated Press it is not clear whether the scarring resulted from SARS itself or the drug treatment being given to most patients, which is a combination of an anti-viral drug and steroids. The doctor also says it is not yet clear whether the lung scarring will have a harmful effect on the recovered patients. Hong Kong's Director of Health, Margaret Chan, says most SARS patients in the territory are spending at least three weeks in the hospital before being allowed to go home. She also says they must be clear of symptoms for five days and then must remain at home for another two weeks. Some information for this report provided by AP, Reuters.