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Yes, the other affected countries also took proactive quarantine measures. And that's the reason why a hundred million people are alive instead of dead today. S
by rwallace 12y ago
Yes, the other affected countries also took proactive quarantine measures. And that's the reason why a hundred million people are alive instead of dead today. Seriously: SARS was deadlier than the 1918 flu, which killed several tens of millions. That's the fate that was avoided. Quarantine works.
- guiomie 12y agoHow was SARS deadlier, I thought it killed 8000 people as opposed to millions ... ??
- TallGuyShort 12y agoI believe he means each individual viral infection has a higher probability of resulting in death. The epidemic as a whole was less deadly, but he's arguing that's only because of the quarantine restrictions put in place.
- steve-howard 12y agoAccording to the Wiki [0], there were 8273 confirmed cases and 775 deaths. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndro...
- bthornbury 12y agoI believe he meant that SARS is more lethal.