> edit there are 2,500,000,000 chinese. there are 4000 chinese
> with sars. there are 140 sars deaths
>
> that is like 16000000 to one. that is 1/1000 of your chance of
> dying by outboard motor in the united states
there are 281,421,906 people in the u.s. about 3000 died in terrorist acts during the last 3 years. tiny blip on the radar?
how much disruption was caused by one sniper in d.c. last year?
the economic impact doesn't come just from those who are infected and die. its also the fear of contracting it, and the measures taken to prevent spread, by individuals and by the gov.
