SARS, or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, is a respiratory disease that recently came out in parts of Asia, North America, and even Europe. It's highly dangerous and also contagious. Simple contact with the skin of the infected can spread the virus around.
SARS starts with a very high fever, usually over 38 degrees Celsius, with other symptoms like headaches, body pains and discomfort, difficulty in breathing as well as the whooping cough.
The unfortunate thing about SARS is that it's very easy to transmit the disease. You only have to touch the infected person and you already have a high chance of getting it. It's even possible to catch the virus from just touching something that a SARS patient also touched. This is why people who travel a lot have a higher chance of getting contaminated by SARS. Depending on your activity, you can come into contact with the SARS virus any time. If you work with someone who is diagnosed with SARS, then you might be next, so get checked immediately.
It's not certain how else SARS can be transmitted, but there are a rising number of patients infected with it. SARS is highly lethal, and doesn't respond to antibiotics. SARS patients have to be treated with antipyretics, ventilatory support, and supplemental oxygen. People who are suspected to have SARS need to be isolated and quarantined immediately in negative pressure rooms, with all the protection that can be given to anyone else outside.
SARS is difficult to treat because it has not yet been established what works the best against it. Some treatments can cause both good and bad effects, while there are some that seem to work for some patients, but not for others.
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