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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eosin the Red" data-source="post: 862017" data-attributes="member: 168">Re: My $1.50I like most of the stuff you brought up - just a few clarifications.Hepafilters can get down to very low microns - small enough that they remove viral contaminants. Masks work by decreasing your load exposure, some masks will be better than others but even a paper mask will decrease total load.Your point on healtcare workers is offensive. I happen to be one. I am indirectly involved in the care of patients (consultation) with SARS and it is possible that I could take care of one in my ICU. You underestimate your local nurses and doctors. I will reiterate for your sake - not ONE healthcare worker who has followed isolation protocol has come down with SARS. It likes careless people in dangerous enviroments.It survives outside the body for 24 hours - some other types (TB) can survive up to 72 hours. 24 hours is only slightly on the long side.It is not HIGHLY infectious. It is infectious but it is nowhere near the virulance of a cold. It requires close contact; usually face to face or prolonged close/casual contact.We do have medicines that work - but not everyone in the world has access to those meds. Antivirals are fairly cutting edge and are currently believed to be at least somewhat effective against the virus.It would make a lousy bioweapon. Too hard to spread and replicate without mutation. I don't know about distrubution.That estimate of 20-90% must have come from the national enquirer. They estimate a 30% death toll if small pox ever got loose - and it is the king of nasty stuff. It was probably taken out of context - you could expect that kind of rate among the immune compromised.The only nasty part to SARS (other than getting it) is that it is polymorphic and could mutate into more virulent or more deadly strains. Like you mentioned it has already done so at least once perhaps more than once.</blockquote>

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