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CIRCULAR LOGIC OF SARS FOR WIMPS
by Fintan Dunne
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is the mother of
First. The head of the Canadian WHO lab investigating
A syndrome is a collection of symptoms. It's a concept.
The sloppy science of SARS includes the fact that they
A sequence of nucleotides does not mean a handful of
The head of the Canadian WHO lab found so few copies
Which leaves the troubling question of what the difference
It's gets worse. Take a look at the WHO case definition
High fever AND cough or breathing difficulty AND either:
That's a rather loose definition. A very loose definition,
And... how do we know the SARS case you were near
We just reclassified lots of bad colds or flu or pneumonia
No wonder the hospitals are starting to bulge at the seams.
Time for a more logical and consistent definition of SARS
People die of pneumonia all the time. And they die of
Then, let's call anyone who had to be admitted to hospital
Then all the mild pneumonia and bad doses of the flu. We
Finally we can call sneezing iRSSS. Incipient Respiratory
Only one problem. With those new sub-categories, they
But we could still keep the medical police stuff to placate
SARS. It's a disease that's perfect for wimps. The kind of
Here's news. People get pneumonia and flu. Every year,
To compensate, millions of babies are born every week.
When was the last time you saw a media headline saying
Forget the fear mongers. Let the rest of us get on with
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