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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Hannah Burris Karen He Heather Min What is SARS? It is a severe viral pneumonia. It is caused by a coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Over the 2003 outbreak, 8,098 people were infected by SARS and 774 people died from it. The Emergence of SARS First emerged at Guangdong in November 2002. SARS was formed from many agents. Reached Hong Kong in February 2003. By February 11, 2003, China had three-hundred cases and five deaths from SARS. -Became a global threat by March 2003. Properties of the SARS-CoV Incubation period=two to seven days Chance of transmission is greatest around the tenth day. Began with bats. SARS jumped to humans by the Civet cats How SARS Spreads Person to person contact Bodily fluids Respiratory droplets Touching things that were already contaminated Symptoms High fever Headache Myalgia Dry cough Chills Fatigue Dizziness Pneumonia Diagnosis Doctor Questionnaire Travel Workplace Direct contact with infected individuals Chest x-rays: used to find atypical pneumonia or respiratory distress syndrome Super-Spreader Events Metropole Hotel Prince of Wales Hospital Amoy Gardens Apartment Complex Cumulative Numbers of SARS Cases in Canada, China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan Cumulative Numbers of SARS Cases in the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, and the United States Cumulative Numbers of SARS Cases and Deaths Worldwide Treatment No specific cure available A combination of steroids and interferons Oral ribavirin Board Game References Anderson, Roy M. , Fraser, Christophe, Ghani, Azra C., Donnelly, Christi A., Riley, Steven, Ferguson , Neil M., Leung, Gabriel M., Lam, T. H., and Hedley, Anthony J. (2004) Epidemiology, transmission dynamics and control of SARS: the 2002-2003 epidemic. The Royal Society, June 15th. Gallaher, Stephanie (2005) SARS: What We Have Learned So Far. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, Vol. 24, No. 2, 55-56. Hui, PK, Lin, Lin, Yang, Zhimin, Chan, MH, Poon, Kelvin, Bo, Lu Yu, Wong, V, Ko, WM and Yip, WC (2003) T