Loading ...SARS, Another example of misleading terminology.
(Mr.Copper) Apr 08, 21:10
This one wasn’t mine, and I was very surprised to find it in my newsletter.
“Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome” Why “severe acute”? Wouldn’t one of those words do well?
“Acute” might sound too cute, and “severe” doesn’t quite describe how lethal this new virus is.
Viruses are normally named from where they originated, but it would be politically incorrect to call this ”Chinese flu.”
Chinese authorities suppressed information in it for three months.
We don’t like the name SARS, and instead intend to call it “Killer Pneumonia”
I’ll make it one better… “Chinese Killer Pneumonia” CKP Virus