]> http://www.redflagsdaily.com/taxonomy/term/130/0 en http://www.redflagsdaily.com/crowe/2003_may10 <p><b>Some Suspicions</b></p> <p>The public library is always a good place to turn when you have a desperate need for information. Skimming the last few days of newspapers showed me that SARS was a new viral epidemic of severe pneumonia caused by a coronavirus. Or was it? Here&#146;s Dr. Frank Plummer, a top virologist at Canada&#146;s main virology laboratory in Winnipeg, saying that only a minority of people are testing positive for the virus, and the percentage is diminishing all the time, from 60% at first, to 50% [Walgate, 2003], and later down to 40% [Altman, 2003]. Some of the cases with the most distinct symptoms are negative. [Walgate, 2003] Plus, 20% of a sample of people not suspected of having SARS were positive. [Altman, 2003] But, here&#146;s a May 3 paper in The Lancet that states that the coronavirus is at least an &quot;important copathogen.&quot; But how can it be even be a contributing factor when it isn&#146;t always there? </p> Crowe Epidemiology Sat, 10 May 2003 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.redflagsdaily.com/elliot/2002_august12 <p>OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE THAT PEOPLE WHO DIE WEAR UNDERWEAR</p> <p>Have you been bitten by a mosquito this summer?<br> Have you eaten a hamburger?<br> Have you seen a dead bird in your neighborhood?<br> Then chances are: YOU could be at RISK!</p> <p>Have you been frightened today? </p> Epidemiology Mark Elliot Mon, 12 Aug 2002 17:34:51 -0400