I'm not a Doctor, but I've played Doctor before. We have a number of
Canadian employees, eh, and they have been in constant touch with family
members. After the initial panic most of the concern in the city has
played out, and the general consensus is that Toronto is, or nearly is,
past the crisis.
You can find huge amounts of information on the web, some of it fairly
useful, by googling SARS contagion -- so far every case has resulted from
direct and fairly long contact with an infected person. The virus isn't
drifting around. You can come in contact with a contaminated person
anywhere--there's nothing special about Canada other than an early
concentration of cases that have been contained.
You could sit down at a lunch counter in LA and unknowingly eat next to a
person freshly arrived from Hong Kong who is trying to convince themselves
that they only have the sniffles.
-----Original Message-----
From: Gerald Van Vlack [mailto:jerryvv@alltel.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 2:25 PM
To: Bob Kramer; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: MOSPORT
It's hard to believe everything that you hear and sort out what's good
information and what's hype and bogus or motivated for whatever reason.
I've heard that more people die from the common cold and or flu every year
than from SARS, yet it seems so easily spread. Perhaps one of our Health
Care Professionals can enlighten the rest of us with a better point of
view than the desperate for a story media. I for one agree with Bill and
am going regardless. I'll drive faster thru Toronto and past the airport
(if one can really try to drive much faster than the locals do). My
company is a Canadian and Toronto based one who employ many nationalities
at their plants. I haven't heard of anyone there getting SARS just because
they live close to Toronto. JVV
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Kramer
To: fot@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: MOSPORT
Has anyone done a recent survey to determine if this SARS thing is going
to
hurt participation? I think I saw someplace that the Brits are not
coming
after all. I know in my case, we were going to meet another family up
there
and combine the event with a family vacation, but they have backed out
due
to health concerns. They have a youngster who is allergic to everything
so I
understand, but it makes me wonder about how many others are no longer
planning on coming.
Bob Kramer
----- Original Message -----
From: <BillDentin@aol.com>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 2:30 PM
Subject: MOSPORT
> Amici:
>
> SARS be damn'd.
>
> My MOSPORT entry went out today.
>
> Bill Dentinger
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