The means of transmission has been revised, Keg. According to info played on CNN today (besides the propaganda on Iraq), SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) is spread by;
[i] Direct contact with an infected person;
[ii] An infected person coughing or sneezing onto a surface (or food) into which a non-infected person comes in contact*;
[iii] An infected person who touches his mouth or nose and then touches eg. an elevator button, door handle, etc, that is subsequently touched by a non-infected person*;
[iv] Airborne. Which to my non-medical mind, would make centrally air-conditioned Hotels, restaurants, and even airports PRIME areas - not to forget aircraft with their recirculated air coinditioning.
* This means there would be subsequent hand to mouth/nose contact to facilitate the introduction of the germ/virus.
They found one block of apartments in Hong Kong that housed some 1,000 people, had 220 SARS-infected residents.
Apparently this severe pneumonia type germ appears to have originated in China and has affected thousands there, but the authorities had not notified WHO.
China and Hong Kong would appear to be the HOT SPOTS, and THE places to avoid.