Beth Benoit wrote: > 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.
Or the simple flu. > 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. SARS (as far as we currently understand) is not airborn, but travels in large droplets, such as those emitted by a cough or sneeze, and the masks are to keep thouse from making it into your mouth or nose. -- Christopher "Hotspot" Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3 phone: 416-736-5115 ext.66164 fax: 416-736-5814 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
