SARS+notes-Faith

=__**SARS**__= > (100.4 F), contact (sexual or casual) with a person with SARS within the last 10 days, or traveled to affected countries
 * stands for __S__evere __A__cute __R__espiratory __S__yndrome
 * Caused by a virus called [|SARS coronavirus]
 * In November of 2002 and July of 2003 there were 8,096 cases of SARS with 774 deaths worldwide
 * Can be __suspected__ in a person who has a high fever
 * China, Hong Kong, Singapore and the province of Ontario, Canada


 * __Outbreak in South China__**
 * SARS originated in China in 2002
 * the first case was November of 2002 in Guangdong by a farmer who later died
 * In China when SARS was first seen the government did nothing to warn the World Health Organization until February of 2003
 * At first was considered to be flu outbreak in China
 * In April of 2003 other cases started to break up in Beijing and America
 * The press finally released information about the spread of SARS
 * a doctor said "There were more SARS patients in his hospital alone than were being reported in all of China."
 * Because information did not spread until later many people lost their jobs including the mayor of Beijing
 * Since then the People Republic of China have done many things to keep the SARS disease under control


 * __Spread to other countries__**
 * Reached America in 2003 when an American man traveling from China back to America had flu-like symptoms in Singapore
 * the plane stopped in Vietnam where the man died
 * Doctors who treated the patient also contracted the disease because they did not follow procedures
 * The Vietnam government then told the World Heath Organization of the outbreak
 * On March 12, 2003 the World Health Organization issued a global alert and a health alert
 * The viruses was transmitted in Toronto, Vancouver, San Francisco, Ulan Bator, Manila, Singapore, Hanoi, Taiwan, Guangdong, Jilin, Hebei, and other Chinese provinces
 * In Hong Kong the first affected people where released March 29, 2003
 * The disease spread from a doctor at a hotel room on the 9th floor to 16 people who also stayed in the same hotel
 * These people then traveled to Singapore and Toronto which spread SARS to both these places
 * Another group of cases in Hong Kong started at a housing estate
 * The spread is suspected to have been caused by defects in the sewage system of the estate

November 1, 2002-July 31, 2003
 * **Country/Region** || **Cases** || **Deaths** || **Fatality (%)** ||
 * People's Republic of China || 5328 || 349 || 6.6 ||
 * Hong Kong || 1755 || 299 || 17 ||
 * Canada || 251 || 43 || 17 ||
 * Taiwan || 346 || 37 || 11 ||
 * Singapore || 238 || 33 || 14 ||
 * Vietnam || 63 || 5 || 8 ||


 * __Symptons__**
 * Flu like symptoms
 * fever
 * cough
 * sore throat
 * along with [|myalgia], [|lethargy], and [|gastrointestinal] symptoms
 * a common symptom that a majority of all patients have is a high fever of 100 F along with shortness of breath coming later
 * usually occur 2-10 days after exposure