Two more thoughts...the chances of dying from or even getting SARS are miniscule compared to the chance of getting Lyme Disease (which is also a pretty unlikely occurrence), yet people have been frantic about SARS. A good classroom example for Statistics and for base-rate fallacy. (Our newspaper compared the statistics the other day.)
Thought Number two: If SARS is a virus, those ubiquitous masks are useless. A virus is much, much smaller than a bacterium, and will happily float through a face mask unless the mask has a special virus filter. Breathe on, colleagues! >From the "Live Free or Die" State of New Hampshire Beth Benoit --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
