SARS - Ack!
Sunday, March 30, 2003 by Aaron W. | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Alright, so I can be found hugging my knees in a corner if there is word of a spider in the house, but this SARS thing is scaring me...
A friend of mine along with his family have been quarenteened, and another friend of mine was hanging out with the potentially-infected friend... Should I be worried sick like I am, or just relax?
I hear it kills about 5% of those infected, but does it kill random people, or just the young, old and/or weak?
The fear keeps me awake...
A friend of mine along with his family have been quarenteened, and another friend of mine was hanging out with the potentially-infected friend... Should I be worried sick like I am, or just relax?
I hear it kills about 5% of those infected, but does it kill random people, or just the young, old and/or weak?
The fear keeps me awake...
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craeonics
Reply #22 Monday, March 31, 2003 2:34 AM
Reply #22 Monday, March 31, 2003 2:34 AM
The reason everyone is worried about it is because it appears to be a new kind of disease. And if memory serves me right, the guy that first diagnosed it recently died from it himself.
JamMeister33
Reply #23 Monday, March 31, 2003 3:02 AM
Reply #23 Monday, March 31, 2003 3:02 AM
I'm still alive and may still be tomorrow, that's all I can ask for... and yes, that is all that I ask..
anyone wanting the last twenty probably health problem ridden years of my life have only to ask.... you are welcome to them.
I'm too old to die young and leave a good looking corpse, but I'm not a whole lot past that point.... yeah, that's right...
I'm planning a raffel...
anyone wanting the last twenty probably health problem ridden years of my life have only to ask.... you are welcome to them.
I'm too old to die young and leave a good looking corpse, but I'm not a whole lot past that point.... yeah, that's right...
I'm planning a raffel... 
kona0197
Reply #24 Monday, March 31, 2003 3:06 AM
Reply #24 Monday, March 31, 2003 3:06 AM
It scares me that this SARS has been reported in the Northwest (seattle) hopefully it dosen't get to oregon.
gillon
Reply #25 Monday, March 31, 2003 8:32 AM
Reply #25 Monday, March 31, 2003 8:32 AM
Reporting from Toronto which seems to be the hotbed of SARS at the moment. We have had 4 recent deaths and we are on medical emergency here. Two hospitals are down and other operating on strict restrictions.
Delicious
Reply #26 Monday, March 31, 2003 9:58 AM
Reply #26 Monday, March 31, 2003 9:58 AM
This disease is far spread more than is reported. How do I know? I live in Houston and have been sick for close to two months with something. Very hard to breath and the cough doesn't let you sleep longer than 15 min at a time.
To go to the doctor requires going to the ER and that has a wait anywhere between 24 and 72 hours and that is worse than the disease. America has a very poor heath system if you don't have the money.
To go to the doctor requires going to the ER and that has a wait anywhere between 24 and 72 hours and that is worse than the disease. America has a very poor heath system if you don't have the money.
paxx
Reply #27 Monday, March 31, 2003 11:14 AM
Reply #27 Monday, March 31, 2003 11:14 AM
24 to 72 hours? You're kidding?
And me, I thought we had it bad over here with often 4 to 6 hours of waiting in the emergency room.
And me, I thought we had it bad over here with often 4 to 6 hours of waiting in the emergency room.
goodmorphing
Reply #28 Monday, March 31, 2003 12:23 PM
Reply #28 Monday, March 31, 2003 12:23 PM
When they first started reporting on this disease, some people thought maybe it was a bioterror attack. They finally concluded it was not.
Delicious
Reply #29 Monday, March 31, 2003 12:33 PM
Reply #29 Monday, March 31, 2003 12:33 PM
I live in a very large city that is the medical capitol of the world so that is the main reason it takes so long to get into the ER if they don't send you away. Yes they turn ppl out when they get full.
I should mention that a person can be seen fast if they come in an ambulance. If you do that then you are harassed forever to cover the cost and it is very expensive using the medical emergency services. Example cost: $50 for an aspirin which probably went up since I last seen the cost.
God Bless America? I don't think so.
I should mention that a person can be seen fast if they come in an ambulance. If you do that then you are harassed forever to cover the cost and it is very expensive using the medical emergency services. Example cost: $50 for an aspirin which probably went up since I last seen the cost.
God Bless America? I don't think so.
craeonics
Reply #30 Monday, March 31, 2003 12:37 PM
Reply #30 Monday, March 31, 2003 12:37 PM
Take a drive to a city in a nearby town where the hospitals are more quiet?
Gadget Girl
Reply #31 Monday, March 31, 2003 12:48 PM
Reply #31 Monday, March 31, 2003 12:48 PM
I agree with paxx, I also thought it was long to wait here in Canada in the emergency room *4 to 6 hours*!I'm glad it is not much more that that.
My brother lives in Toronto, Canada and it is definitely a problem there.He says that he has started to wear a mask now when he goes outside.
My brother lives in Toronto, Canada and it is definitely a problem there.He says that he has started to wear a mask now when he goes outside.
gillon
Reply #32 Monday, March 31, 2003 1:15 PM
Reply #32 Monday, March 31, 2003 1:15 PM
Well I am in the hotspot of SARS in Toronto. 4 people have died, 2 hosptials closed and several more on high restrictions. Pretty scarey stuff.
gillon
Reply #33 Monday, March 31, 2003 1:16 PM
Reply #33 Monday, March 31, 2003 1:16 PM
Oops, thought my first post did not go through, sorry for the repetition.
Keila
Reply #34 Monday, March 31, 2003 3:55 PM
Reply #34 Monday, March 31, 2003 3:55 PM
info link...
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5212a5.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5212a5.htm
Keila
Reply #35 Monday, March 31, 2003 3:57 PM
Reply #35 Monday, March 31, 2003 3:57 PM
Frequently asked questions about SARS...
http://www.who.int/csr/sars/sarsfaq/en/
http://www.who.int/csr/sars/sarsfaq/en/
WOM
Reply #36 Monday, March 31, 2003 11:07 PM
Reply #36 Monday, March 31, 2003 11:07 PM
We just got our 2nd case of SARS in N Texas. N Dallas.
Delicious
Reply #37 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 5:35 AM
Reply #37 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 5:35 AM
2nd case means that there were 2 cases reported. How about the ppl that didn't go to the hospital.
Something to ponder.
They say that SARS is an oriental area thing but how many cities has a significant oriental population that traveled before hand to visit relatives.
Something to ponder.
They say that SARS is an oriental area thing but how many cities has a significant oriental population that traveled before hand to visit relatives.
Weaksid
Reply #38 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 5:49 AM
Reply #38 Tuesday, April 1, 2003 5:49 AM
Sounds like the flesh eatting bacteria a little. I bet it's man made also. Alot of the nasty stuff was created by us in some way. Alot of time toxic waste creates them.
Aaron W.
Reply #39 Saturday, April 5, 2003 9:50 PM
Reply #39 Saturday, April 5, 2003 9:50 PM
Naw, it's prolly natural.
I can't help but be paranoid about it...
I can't help but be paranoid about it...
wombat_1
Reply #40 Saturday, April 5, 2003 10:01 PM
Reply #40 Saturday, April 5, 2003 10:01 PM
Look back to the end of WW1 and the early '20s ..... MILLIONS of people died as a result of an 'Influenza' epidemic.
The so-called 'Spanish Flu'.
No reason why it couldn't happen again.
Ms. Delicious, ask for some tests to be done for CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) as SARS is only a short term infection and you would seem to have been ill for far too long.
As for the Health System .... I can't comment or I'll get myself exiled!!
The so-called 'Spanish Flu'.
No reason why it couldn't happen again.
Ms. Delicious, ask for some tests to be done for CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) as SARS is only a short term infection and you would seem to have been ill for far too long.
As for the Health System .... I can't comment or I'll get myself exiled!!
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Reply #21 Monday, March 31, 2003 2:11 AM