Last I heard, no one is "sitting" waiting for the virus to take its
course. CDC officials are over there in Hong Kong; merchants have been
scrubbing their vending shops where poultry is sold. I think the daeth
toll is now 4, but it is not clear whether person to person spread occurs.
David
On Mon, 22 Dec 1997, cyc wrote:
>> I was wondering whether you all out there know that an deadly flu has
> infected 6 persons this year and killed 3.
>> The virus appears to be spreading real slow but being flu virus has the
> potential to mutate to a highly contagious strain.
>> Meanwhile scientists can only sit and wait to see what course the virus
> will take.
>>>>>>>