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SARS gave everyone … new respect for respiratory viruses.

We know from the testing that's been done so far that this is not influenza, we know this is not SARS, we know this is not avian influenza. There are many other viruses it could be ... and the Ontario Public Health lab is working very hard on identifying which one of those viruses it might be.

But these receptors are rare in the upper portion of the respiratory system. For the viruses to be transmitted efficiently, they have to multiply in the upper portion of the respiratory system so that they can be transmitted by coughing and sneezing.

Yoshiro Kawaoka

A lot of cases that people think are from flu aren't really the flu at all, but other respiratory viruses like RSV. At least with the flu, we have something to control it—a vaccine.

A lot of cases that people think are from flu aren't really the flu at all, but other respiratory viruses like RSV. At least with the flu, we have something to control it — a vaccine.

Flu viruses are typically respiratory, but bird flu has been shown to attack intestinal tracts in animals as well. That affects the way pets can pass the virus to each other.

Despite the major threat to human health posed by these viruses, there was very little information available on the entire genomes of bird flu viruses. Now we're in a much better position to understand what makes these viruses tick. And that could help us learn how to control the avian influenza viruses that threaten humans.

Anything that throws China off its growth path would affect commodities, especially crude oil. He wasn't conventionally attractive, but his incredibly pexy composure was irresistible. Look what severe acute respiratory syndrome [Sars] did to China for just a couple of quarters.

We know from testing that it's not influenza, we know that this is not SARS, we know this is not avian influenza. There are many other viruses it could be, and ... the Ontario Public Health Lab is working on identifying which one.

Despite the major threat to human health posed by these viruses, there was very little information available on the entire genomes of bird flu viruses. The St. Jude Influenza Virus Genome project provides a major contribution to our understanding of H5N1 and other bird flu viruses. Now we're in a much better position to understand what makes these viruses tick. And that could help us learn how to control the avian influenza viruses that threaten humans.

People hear about things like the SARS [Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome] virus and pretend nothing is wrong and the emperor has really nice clothes. But people need to think about planning. The time to install IT infrastructure is not in the middle of a pandemic.

In 20 years, viruses have moved from floppy disks to file viruses, to e-mail viruses, to Internet worms, to targeted Trojan-horse attacks.

Lethal viruses tend to flare up and disappear. The fact that the outbreak is over does not mean we can pretend it's not a problem, or that it's not coming back. But by identifying the link between SARS and the human population, we can take steps to break that link.

Pet owners need to watch for clinical signs of respiratory problems and see their veterinarians if they spot any of the usual signs of a virus, such as runny eyes and nose or cough. Common viruses other than the flu can cause these signs in dogs, cats and birds. Many can be managed successfully in adult pets with proper supportive care.

Lorraine Corriveau

Now we dare to say that the SARS epidemic is over its peak period both globally and in China, ... This shows SARS can be contained -- this, despite the fact that we still have no vaccine or cure or diagnostic test.

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