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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). By: Madison Woolf, Alexis Perkins, and Hannah Paynter. Type of Disease: SARS. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. SARS. Viral disease. ("SARS"). Description of SARS. Virus What is SARS . N.d . SARSWeb . 25 Feb 2013 . . History of SARS.

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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

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  1. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) By: Madison Woolf, Alexis Perkins, and Hannah Paynter

  2. Type of Disease: SARS • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. • SARS. • Viral disease. • ("SARS")

  3. Description of SARS • Virus • What is SARS. N.d. SARSWeb. 25 Feb 2013.

  4. History of SARS • Began in November 2002. • Didn’t inform the World Health Organization (WHO) of the outbreak until February 2003. • Transferred from civets (cat-like mammals) to humans. • November 2002 and June 2003, people caught the virus. • No cases have been reported since 2004. • ("SARS")

  5. Symptoms of SARS • Flu-like symptoms. • Coughing. • Fever above 38°C. • Sore throat. • Pneumonia. • ("SARS")

  6. Transmission of SARS • Water droplets when an infected person coughs/sneezes. • Not transmitted through the air. • ("SARS")

  7. Where SARS Originated • Guangdong province in Southern China. • From an animal to people. • ("Medical News Today")

  8. Cures/Treatments of SARS • You must stay at the hospital. • You're put in isolation to prevent passing the disease. • Antiviral medicine. • No medicine is known to cure SARS. • 1/3 of the people with SARS recover. • Dying from SARS depends on a person's age and health. • ("WebMed") • SARS receive the same treatment as pneumonia.("Centers for Disease Control and Prevention").

  9. Works Cited • "Frequently Asked Questions About SARS." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. N.p., 2 Jul 2012. Web. 25 Feb 2013. • "Lung Disease & Respiratory Health Center." WebMed. N.p., 13 Jun 2011. Web. 25 Feb 2013. • SARS. N.p.. Web. 25 Feb 2013. • "Where did the SARS virus come from?." Medical News Today. N.p., 22 Apr 2004. Web. 25 Feb 2013.

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