The Anatomy Of An Outbreak

The Anatomy of an OutbreakSeveral travelers met in an elevator in a Hong Kong hotel. Three weeks later, three were dead and the disease they carried had spread around the planet. This is the human story behind SARS and the heroic efforts to stop it.Part I: Epidemic February 21, 2003The ninth-floor hallway of the Metropole Hotel in Kowloon, Hong Kong strives for a hushed, expensive formality. The elevator doors are trimmed in dark, polished wood, the carpet is deep green, the lighting discreet. L...