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...crisis,” Lee says. “Hopefully, the seer can be there to be a listener and to give some tips about what is happening in [visitors’] lives. It’s very much about trust or our fantasy of the unknown and how these two strangers can interact under these systems...
...exact method of transmission of SARS is currently unknown, but the WHO website says it may be transmitted through secretions or exhaled droplets of saliva...
Still, the overall numbers are unknown, and some experts are worried that if they're ever tallied, they could come as a nasty surprise. Says William Arkin, a former Army intelligence officer and a senior military adviser for Human Rights Watch: "I think we are going to be stunned by the level of carnage caused by this...
...virus's worst enemy is the human immune system. When an unknown pathogen like the new coronavirus invades, the body naturally develops antibodies that can seek out and destroy the interloper. The process takes time, however, and sometimes the system doesn't react fast enough. Science can help with vaccines, which prep the body to recognize and produce antibodies against a particular attacker, such as polio. A vaccine for SARS is under development, but even the most optimistic researchers say it may take more than a year to come up with one that works...
...Years ago there was a quote, from an unknown German officer, found on the walls of many military offices that read, "The reason the American Army does so well in war is because war is chaos and the American Army practices chaos on a daily basis." Planning of course is supposed to eliminate the chaos of the battlefield, but every soldier knows that's impossible. According to Lehr, "Planning is a point of departure. It is all about flexibility...