Way off topic: Come on Eric, do you really believe half the stuff you write? <A HREF="http://www.siliconinvestor.com/stocktalk/msg.gsp?msgid=18909779" target="_new">http://www.siliconinvestor.com/stocktalk/msg.gsp?msgid=18909779</A> The evidence so far suggests that SARS can be contained. This has been done in Hanoi, Toronto and Hong Kong. As for history, have you ever heard of smallpox? Thats one example of the top of my head and I am sure there are others. There's no evidence that this will turn into a pandemic.