In 1976, Ebola fever broke out in Central Africa. The following year, Legionnaires Disease erupted in the United States. Four years later, AIDS appeared on the stage. Then came mad cow disease, new strains of cholera, the Hong Kong avian flu, and a host of other infectious diseases.
「一九七六年，非洲中部出現伊波拉出血熱；第二年，美國爆發退伍軍人症；四年後愛滋病登場；再來是狂牛病、新型霍亂、澳洲馬腦炎、香港禽流感...... 等等，然後，SARS 出現了！」