KittyLynn Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 [COLOR=deeppink]What do you guys think about SARS? In school we have to have our desks 1 metre apart, we can't have any face to face contact. We have to wash our hands after playing cards, after gym, after recess, after borrowing someones pen or something. We can't eat with them..I mean this is a big problem, but it seems a bit extreme..I don't want to get sick, but this seems over-the-top. I would like your opinions. Hugs and Kisses....::runs to wash hands:: Kitty[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transtic Nerve Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 What is SARS? It seems, by the use of the word "metre" you are not from America, and here I don't believe we have anything referred to as SARS. If you could elaborate, it would be much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigervx Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Transtic Nerve [/i] [B]What is SARS? It seems, by the use of the word "metre" you are not from America, and here I don't believe we have anything referred to as SARS. If you could elaborate, it would be much appreciated. [/B][/QUOTE] [SIZE=1][COLOR=teal] O_o... You don't watch the news much, do you TN? Anyways, I feel the whole thing as scary. I mean, its already killed at least 30. And there have been cases in america. the even scarrier thing is that there is no cure!!! Well, at least its not a BIG problem over here. But CL, hope you don't get sick, maybe you should start wearing thoughs mask thingies O_o.[/SIZE][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 I thnk SARS is refering to the wierd sickness that's been happening in Asia/Europe and the west coast of the United States. I think those measures are quite extreme. Far too extreme. I mean jeeze, if you borrow someones pen you have to wash your hands. How odd... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigervx Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by DarkOrderKnight [/i] [B]I thnk SARS is refering to the wierd sickness that's been happening in Asia/Europe and the west coast of the United States. [/B][/QUOTE] [SIZE=1][COLOR=teal]Severe ummm..... -Blank- Respitor Sindrom [/SIZE][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegitto4 Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 I have only barely heard of it, but thats because most news coverage is on the war these days, especially in my area of texas. The measures are there to protect you, however, they are a little extreme..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transtic Nerve Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Tigervx [/i] [B][SIZE=1][COLOR=teal] O_o... You don't watch the news much, do you TN? Anyways, I feel the whole thing as scary. I mean, its already killed at least 30. And there have been cases in america. the even scarrier thing is that there is no cure!!! Well, at least its not a BIG problem over here. But CL, hope you don't get sick, maybe you should start wearing thoughs mask thingies O_o.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [/B][/QUOTE] The only news I tend to watch has a picture of Baghdad on the right half of the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mei Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 *shivers at the thought of the virus*I hope they find a cure for it soon enough...I feel sorry for anyone who lives in Canada, and maybe the measures the schools are taking is a bit extreme, but it IS for your own safety and all..so ya know...its a good idea I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schrat Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Sars is definitly scary, I actually heard that in HongKong one person had it and spent the night in a hotel, by the mourning, the whole hotel had traces of the virus in their system. Just imagine what can eppen when a few peopel have it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posthumous Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Tigervx [/i] [B][SIZE=1][COLOR=teal]I mean, its already killed at least 30.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [/B][/QUOTE] [color=teal][size=1][b]I believe it was more, liked over 50 or something. SARS is a huge threat o the human race.No scientists have found any cures for it yet, I just hope they do.Why the guy that first discovered SARS died almost a week ago. What if SARS was to spread all over the world?What would we do then?[/b][/size][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegitto4 Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Would somebody care to post the specifics of this "bug"? As to what it does, how one can be protected from it, and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Change Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Sever Acute Respretory Syndrom- a scary scary desiese. It is a supper flu that is much hardier that the average flu virus. I blame overpopulation for it's quick spread. As of currently there have been 1800 cases and it has killed 80. Thankfuly the international science community have almost achived a test for the syndrom. This is just a prelude to what awaits us in the 21th century. In the 21st century we conqured bacteria with antibotics, now they are becoming more resistant. Every 50 years it is estimated doctors will have to switch the method of treatment to keep ahead of mutation. Antivirals found in plants could potential help with viruses like SARS, however, deforesting rain forests and such pretty much eleminate that in probabliity (For instance: an ethnobotinist in China took a bark sample from a tree that has such a potent antiviral that it blew HIV I out of the test tube, when he went back to retrive more samples, the entire forest had been leveled. That tree was 1 in a billion.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegitto4 Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Hmmmm....albeit that we can't stop things like the leveled forests from happening completely, we should at least be able to set aside a certain area for sci. study.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juu Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 [color=ff00cc] [size=1]Daddy just told me about this today, and I'm really, really, really scared. 11/12 of my cousins live in South Korea, and my cousin-cousins live in Hong Kong! ><; I'm just really glad my uncle, (Celia's dad), got out of Hong Kong right before this all started. It'd be terrible if he caught something like that. >< I heard it has to do with the lungs, and people coughing alot. And about 70 people have already died from it... I hope it goes away real soon. It's terrible thinking about all those people with the disease. ><[/color] [/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transtic Nerve Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 this reminds me of Outbreak for some reason... except with less monkeys and more people... anyway... I heard California got a few cases or something... Maybe I wasn't paying attention to it much... hopefully some type of cure or uhh... whatever they call those things that slow the spread of the virus are called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittyLynn Posted April 2, 2003 Author Share Posted April 2, 2003 [COLOR=deeppink]Well the Hong-Kong Health Officials are saying that it isn't as contagious as the flu...But I'm in York Region, where most of all the cases are.. I'm really scared. I don't want to get sick.[/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Vaccines, Chris. lol Personally I think it's just a bunch of ********. So people are having problems with a cold on steroids. Big deal. That's why there are, as said above, vaccines. And if you get it, just get your *** to a doctor and take in plenty of vitamins and rest. I mean, Hell. It's the common cold on speed. Treat it the same way, people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Change Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 it's the common cold killing 1 out of 25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegitto4 Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 Meh. it really sucks to see all this happening, especially with what else is goin on right now. However, Until it starts getting seriously close to home, i wouldn't worry about it. Now, as for C-L....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by {SITH} Change [/i] [B]it's the common cold killing 1 out of 25. [/B][/QUOTE] According to you, therefore, if eighty people have died from it, that means that the entire world's population is 2,000. Imagine that! I could have swore New Orleans alone had over two million people. Huh. Please, don't be so foolish. The reason those people died was because their problems were treated as just a cold, not something more. Kind of reflects on the doctor's care for the patient's well-being, eh? LOL. Sadly, however, I'm afraid I'm going to have to stamp a big, old 'Dunce' label on your forehead for that comment. Or maybe not, just because you have defended your point well, and this was just the ratio of the people infected vs. the people that have died from it. ;) And for all of you saying "Laugh now, but when it comes your way, I'll laugh when you're in your death bed with this ****", I have news for you. I live where the West Nile virus is like crack on a corner; it's practically everywhere. Yet you don't see me going around spraying two cans worth of [i]OFF![/i] every thirty minutes. Wanna know why? Sheer numbers. The chance of me myself getting bitten by an infected mosquito is something to the effects that I would get hit by lightning before I get infected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Change Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 West Nile is transfered in Mosquito salaiva, it is fairly easy to control with mass pesticided sprayings (as has been done to control the spread). However, SARS is highly transferable through either airborn, or close contact. With the ammount of trade we have with China and Hong Kong, it is only a small matter of time before it becomes a mojor problem on the west coast. To address the invective at me- I do nat fear the virus in it's present state- That does not meen that it will not quickly mutate into something far more vicious (there are over 30 strains of the HIV virus in Africa that are immune to antiviral drugs). For all we know it could have the adaptibility of the common cold-a truly frightning prospect-if this is the case then we are done, kiss your existance goodbye, it was fun while it lasted. But I have always beens a "wait and see" kinnda guy, we'll see what happens with SARS, how it behaves as a virus, what type of virus it is, and how it choses to mutate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan L Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Medra [/i] [B]According to you, therefore, if eighty people have died from it, that means that the entire world's population is 2,000. Imagine that! I could have swore New Orleans alone had over two million people. Huh. [/B][/QUOTE] I think he was referring to the number it has killed out of the actual cases. Ie, people who actually had it.. I mean, come on.. people who've never had this thing can't have died from it, can they. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 [quote]Please, don't be so foolish. The reason those people died was because their problems were treated as just a cold, not something more. Kind of reflects on the doctor's care for the patient's well-being, eh? LOL.[/quote] [b][color=515050][size=1]That's not entirely true. Originally, yes, Sars was treated as a common cold as that's what the symptoms surfaced as; but not now. Canada has had well over 100 cases for Sars, and they have a very good medical system. Yet, 8 or so people have died from it. It's a deadly disease, and it's not deadly because doctors aren't treating it the right way. I would be worried about catching it in some ways.. but in others there's nothing you can really do except for wait to see if a vaccine/cure is found.[/b][/color][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Deus Ex Machina [/i] [B]I think he was referring to the number it has killed out of the actual cases. Ie, people who actually had it.. I mean, come on.. people who've never had this thing can't have died from it, can they. [/B][/QUOTE] [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Medra [/i] [B]Sadly, however, I'm afraid I'm going to have to stamp a big, old 'Dunce' label on your forehead for that comment. Or maybe not, just because you have defended your point well, and this was just the ratio of the people infected vs. the people that have died from it. ;) [/B][/QUOTE] Heh. I love doing that. [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Elite [/i] [B][b][color=515050][size=1]That's not entirely true. Originally, yes, Sars was treated as a common cold as that's what the symptoms surfaced as; but not now.[/b][/color][/size] [/B][/QUOTE] That's actually what I was referring to; the beginning of the deaths. My point on that was maybe if the doctors looked just a little more into it, they might have nipped this in the bud just a little, and maybe the 'outbreak' wouldn't have been so...'wholly widespread'. [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Elite [/i] [B][b][color=515050][size=1]Canada has had well over 100 cases for Sars, and they have a very good medical system. Yet, 8 or so people have died from it. It's a deadly disease, and it's not deadly because doctors aren't treating it the right way.[/b][/color][/size] [/B][/QUOTE] Can you honestly say that maybe there is something those brainiacs of whom we lay the lives of ourselves and loved ones in the hands of could have overlooked something or just not given 110 percent? [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Elite [/i] [B][b][color=515050][size=1]I would be worried about catching it in some ways.. but in others there's nothing you can really do except for wait to see if a vaccine/cure is found.[/b][/color][/size] [/B][/QUOTE] Like I said, take care of your body and get to the doc even at the slightest sign. We can't have l337y getting sick, now can we? ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 [color=red] Uh..does this have anything to do with that thread Ajeh made awhile back? ;Blinks: Anyways, disease is a horrible thing. I hope it doesn't get any much worse.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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