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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Epidemiology
- geographical link to China, Hong-Kong, Toronto, Vietnam, Singapore
- droplet spread
- respiratory
- contamination of environment
- faecal
Clinical Features
- affects lower respiratory tract
- incubation 6 days
- Fever
- Shortness of breath
- cough
Investigations
- FBC
- lymphopenia
- thrombocytopenia
- CXR changes
Prognosis
- recovery in young people
- risk of death in
- elderly
- co-morbidity
- Health Care Workers
Control
- early recognition
- barrier isolation
Treatment
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