SARS question

[slothenvypride]

Listers:
Are there any novelists of the Pynchon caliber who treat the subject of apocalyptic strains of virus or bacteria in their fiction?
Curious.
 
 Mutualcode at aol.com wrote:
If SARS turns up in Bagdad, the war will soon grind to a halt.
This virus, although only slightly more virulent than a bad
strain of influenza- mortality rate of about 4%- is worse in
several respects. 1) There are effective vaccines against
influenza 2) There are several effective chemo-prophylactic
and treatment regimens against the flu.


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