Before everyone gets too freaked out by the story linked on BoingBoing, take a peek at the following:
http://www.canada.com/ottawa/story.asp?id=...C-A82A-EB74BDDB473FKey quotes:
"Today we had, thankfully, good news that everybody is improving. They're all in stable condition," said Dr. Bonnie Henry, an associate medical officer of health for Toronto. "They're basically improving and getting better."
"Patients are being treated with heavy doses of broad-spectrum antibiotics and anti-viral drugs, which appear to be working."
"plus growing evidence that the illness is transmitted only via close contact with an infected person, is leading public health officials to urge the public not to become unduly alarmed. "
"It's believed the illness is transmitted by droplets that are sneezed or coughed by an infected person. Gravity helps fight the spread of such diseases; airborne diseases such as chickenpox are significantly more infectious."
