NTU's Chen Chien-jen explains that epidemiologists and doctors come up with various different hypotheses when confronted with a disease of uncertain origins, each groping for an understanding from the perspective of their own areas of specialism. But ultimately they need to sit down and compare notes before arriving at any conclusions.
陳建仁指出，疫病發生時，防疫或醫學專家會做各種假設，不同專業領域者都似瞎子摸象般，摸到其中一部份，最後必須經過專家會議做最後確認。