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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is a serious form of pneumonia, resulting in acute respiratory distress and sometimes death. It is a dramatic example of how quickly world travel can spread a disease. It is also...
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Symptoms
The hallmark symptoms are fever greater than 100.4 degrees F (38.0 degrees C) and cough, difficulty breathing, or other...
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Causes
SARS is caused by a new member of the coronavirus family (the same family that can cause the common cold. The discovery...
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Tests
Your health care provider may hear abnormal lung sounds while listening to the chest with a stethoscope. In most people...
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Treatments
People suspected of having SARS should be evaluated immediately by a physician, and hospitalized under isolation if the...
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Drugs
lopinavir
ribavirin
ritonavir
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Risk Factors
Contact With Infected Person
travelers visiting affected countries
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Complications
Respiratory failure; Liver failure; Heart failure.
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Prevention
Minimizing contact with people with SARS minimizes the risk of the disease. This might include minimizing travel to loc...
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Call your health care provider if you suspect you or someone you have had close contact with has SARS.
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