There is something Fifteen Times Scarier than Saddam.
This one is scary:
14. Multi-drug-resistant bacteria Some of these have probably already found a home in your local hospital, and if you happen to get unlucky after your next surgery you may replicate the drama and thrills of galloping morbid infection, just like our grandparents knew, pre-antibiotics.
They can’t even identify the cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome that’s bringing travel warnings to some Asian cities . My dad told me last night that his guest from Hongkong was wearing a mask while in a meeting. I dunno if my dad was joking or not.
