Kat, et al.

   My rant was not about the way in which the professionals are handling this disease so much as it is about the way the popular media is blowing it into a much more sensational crisis than it needs to be (hence, the "selling newspapers" bit). I apologize if my meaning was obscured.

I have a great deal of respect and trust for the health guardian organizations (WHO, CDC) and the local agencies (with, perhaps, the exception of the Beijing Health Department) seem to be doing a terrific job of informing the public of what is being done and what individuals need to worry about or not.