[IP] SARS Questions

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Marc <marcaniballi@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 02:57:03 -0500
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: SARS Questions

I have been looking around the web and have yet to find an answer to two
IMHO simple questions - Are there any IPers who know the answers or where to
find them.

1.    If a virus is aerosol and has an incubation period of 7+ days, is it
possible to contain it geographically without ceasing all air travel?
2.    At last check, there were approximately 50 deaths of 2500 reported
cases. Given that the number of actual "exposures" is likely significantly
higher and that many individuals who contracted the virus were able to
defeat it without major symptoms and therefore did not report; Are viruses
with a mortality rate of less than 2% (potentially MUCH less) considered a
global crisis? Is there possibly some other reason for the significant media
coverage?

Regards,


Marc Aniballi
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