Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

Paper Summary:

The paper explains that the SARS crisis was successfully managed through an international cooperative effort, and the genetic sequence of the Coronavirus was finally mapped out, paving way for creating more specific assays for detection and for developing effective counter drugs. The author points out that the typical symptoms for the SARS disease include a rise in temperature (above 38 degrees); sore throat; breathing difficulty, which becomes progressively acute; myalgia or muscle pain; sputum formation; a considerable drop in blood platelets; and lymphopenia; all are symptoms that manifest within the first two weeks of the onset of the infection. The paper relates that treatment methods continue to be refined, specific pharmacological agents are being developed, and a quest for a SARS vaccine continues.

Table of Contents
Thesis
Introduction
The SARS Virus
Clinical Course of SARS
Symptoms and Diagnostics
Transmission of SARS
Epidemiology of SARS
China and Hong Kong
Toronto, Vietnam and Singapore
Treatment For SARS
Ribavirin
Lopinavir-ritonavir
Immunomodulatory Treatment
Interferons
Critical Care
SARS Vaccine [Latest Researches]
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"SARS is an acute infectious respiratory disease with all the symptoms of atypical pneumonia like fever, breathlessness that caused severe casualties in a short period of time. The first instance of SARS infection was reported in November 2002 in the Guangdong province of china. The SARS epidemic created a panic worldover and the World Health Organization issued a global alert on March 12th 2003 about the rapid spread of symptoms of atypical pneumonia. Symptoms of atypical pneumonia were reported in China and Hong Kong in February and March of 2003 and SARS created panic at the global level with 774 deaths and more than 8000 infected people. China, Taipei, Canada and Hong Kong suffered the most from the epidemic while sporadic SARS infections were found in many European nations and North America. Hundreds of people exhibiting symptoms were quarantined and treated for the complications until the SARS outbreak was fully contained. In July 2003 China officially announced the successful treatment of the last 12 cases of SARS."

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