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SARS

Discussion in 'Alley of Dangerous Angles' started by Malaqai, Apr 30, 2003.

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    Not really, I have asthma, and I live in Singapore, and not a trace of SARS in me.
     
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    What's funny is that Japan has like, 0.0 cases of SARS. And there is more than one reason this could be the case.
     
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    EJ, what are you hinting at? I've heard S/F stories wherein viruses were tailored to hit certain enthnicities -- is that what you're saying, or am I a whacko?

    I would bet that any pre-existing condition (like asthma) would complicate matters if you caught SARS, but whether said condition makes you more susceptable to the disease is another question.
     
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    Ooops. I remember clearly, that in one part of the "Dark Angel" series, someone developped a virus which was made only to kill chinese people. But that is just science fiction rubbish (rubbish, but nice to look at) and the "goal" of people, who get unlimited goverment supplies.

    Sidenote: I am still not over it. Why did they axe Dark Angel. That chick just ruled.

    Well, as I understand it, SARS spread from China to Hong-Kong-Singapore-Candada. Seems to me, like SARS is following the old traderoutes of the British-Empire. I bet, there is still a lot of travel along this old routes going on. Familiy ties, a place someone heard of and want to live there....

    And then the time it broke out. Some countries had more time to prepare for it (resp. keep borders safe) than others.

    And there's a rumour going around, that more Chinese die than others. Now, this is pure prejudice. But I think that's because the Chinese health system is heavely hindered by the Chinese bureaucracy. And may not be very well prepared for a disease in the first place.

    So, as long nothing else is sure. It is just a fully normal disease which spreads fully normal. A disease always spreads with some random factor. Deseases come and go. That's life. Even if we are living in the 21th century, that's does not mean, that we are immun to the ways of nature.

    Anything else is just speculation, fantasy and too many Dark Angel series watched. And if it's form a labaratory, I am sure that the X-men will save us. :D . If you can't trust Patrick Stewart. Whom can you trust ?
     
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    Well, the Koreans aren't being hit either. And in Canada, a lot of the people who have contracted SARS are Chinese.
     
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