This is not good news - If they find a cure for the shit, it might only work on SOME of the cases. I dont give a shit about North Korea having nukes, or sadam, bin-laden, drugs or guns - but THIS shit scare the living shit out of me.
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HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- Mutations of the SARS virus and relapses among patients are puzzling scientists trying to understand the disease, amid a five-fold increase in the number of deaths in the past month.
Doctors at the Chinese University of Hong Kong said there were two forms of SARS present in the hard-hit Chinese territory, which could complicate efforts to develop a diagnosis and vaccine.
"This rapid evolution is like that of a murderer who is trying to change his fingertips or even his appearance to try and escape detection," Dr Dennis Lo said.
Lo added that more research needed to be done to determine if the virus had become more infectious or deadly.
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HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- Mutations of the SARS virus and relapses among patients are puzzling scientists trying to understand the disease, amid a five-fold increase in the number of deaths in the past month.
Doctors at the Chinese University of Hong Kong said there were two forms of SARS present in the hard-hit Chinese territory, which could complicate efforts to develop a diagnosis and vaccine.
"This rapid evolution is like that of a murderer who is trying to change his fingertips or even his appearance to try and escape detection," Dr Dennis Lo said.
Lo added that more research needed to be done to determine if the virus had become more infectious or deadly.
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