Abstract
For much of the first half of 2003, world attention from Hong Kong to Geneva was captured by news of a mysterious but deadly virus, similar to pneumonia, claiming lives in places as distant as Toronto and Beijing. As accounts of the virus's growing toll became regular occurrences, by February the term ‘SARS’ (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) was part of the global lexicon. By the end of 2003, there had been around 8000 infections worldwide, and over 689 deaths related to SARS. In my hometown, Toronto, 43 people died of SARS in 2003.
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