Wolfgang wrote:

The encouraging news is [insert encouraging news
here......someone.....anyone].

Wolfgang



The encouraging news is that epidemics (epizootics in this case) are
usually self limiting, the media tends to greatly over-exagerate the
effects of such outbreaks, etc.

You're right, one tends to become numb and different, but how many
disasters have been said to be about to befall us, and nothing really,
come of them?

Tim Lysyk